Total US dispensed prescription volume grew at a 2.8 percent pace, compared with 4.6 percent in 2006, with antidepressants ranked as the leading therapy class. Overall, the top five therapeutic categories - antidepressants, cholesterol, codeine & combination pain medications, ace inhibitors and beta blockers - continued to lead in terms of prescription utilization, IMS notes. There was also a continuing shift toward biotech and specialist-driven therapies, which grew at a 9 percent and 10 percent pace, respectively. Among the leading therapy classes, oncology drugs grew 14 percent.
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