Descriptive statistics of the total quantities, presented in millions
| Medicine | Before pandemic | After pandemic’s onset | Total quantity | Actual cost (£) | ||||||||
| Mean | SD | UCI | LCI | Mean | SD | UCI | LCI | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Sulfasalazine | 9.303 | 0.384 | 9.504 | 9.102 | 9.267 | 0.468 | 9.544 | 8.991 | 9.28 | 0.422 | 0.628 | 0.039 |
| Hydroxychloroquine sulfate | 4.645 | 0.190 | 4.745 | 4.545 | 4.835 | 0.260 | 4.989 | 4.681 | 4.721 | 0.247 | 0.448 | 0.122 |
| Azathioprine | 4.488 | 0.178 | 4.581 | 4.394 | 4.497 | 0.234 | 4.635 | 4.359 | 4.505 | 0.202 | 0.273 | 0.123 |
| Methotrexate | 4.136 | 0.169 | 4.225 | 4.047 | 4.272 | 0.177 | 4.377 | 4.168 | 4.182 | 0.179 | 4.046 | 0.482 |
| Leflunomide | 0.545 | 0.025 | 0.558 | 0.532 | 0.559 | 0.023 | 0.573 | 0.545 | 0.55 | 0.025 | 0.111 | 0.009 |
The total quantity and actual cost in Great British pounds are presented for the whole study duration from January 2019 to January 2021. Standard Deviation (SD), upper (UCI) and lower (LCI) 95% confidence intervals.
LCI, 95% lower confidence intervals; SD, Standard Deviation ; UCI, 95% upper confidence intervals.