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Test your knowledge about prescription drugs in Connecticut
July 2002

1. Total spending for retail prescription drugs in Connecticut in 2001 was:

a) Less than $1 million
b) $500 million
c) $1 billion
d) $2.1 billion

2. Connecticut’s average retail prescription price of $52.93 earns what ranking among the 50 states?

a) 9th
b) 1st
c) 48th
d) 23rd

3. The total number of retail prescriptions dispensed in Connecticut in 2001 was:

a) 75 million
b) 2.5 million
c) 39.6 million
d) 5 million

4. The percentage change in the average price of retail prescriptions between 2000 and 2001 in Connecticut was:

a) More than 20%
b) Less than 10%
c) Less than 5%
d) None of the above

5. Connecticut saw an increase in the total number of retail prescriptions sold between 2000 and 2001 that was:

a) Twice the national average
b) The same as the national average
c) Less than half of the national average
d) Three times the national average

Data from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: State Health Facts Online.

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