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Table 1 Number of patients prescribed DMT drugs

From: Recent transition of medical cost and relapse rate of multiple sclerosis in Japan based on analysis of a health insurance claims database

 

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Number of MS patients

76

174

396

587

1000

1798

2844

3285

3459

Number of patients prescribed DMT

25

62

142

202

346

723

1314

1433

1535

% patients prescribed DMT

33%

36%

36%

34%

35%

40%

46%

44%

44%