Slightly more than half of total spending on specialty drugs across all payers is for drugs covered under the pharmacy benefit: $39 billion in medical benefit drugs, and $48 billion in pharmacy benefit drugs in 2012. 32,33,34 When spending is broken down by clinical condition, a more complex picture emerges.
Just like the UK, the Isle of Man uses pound sterling. The Isle of Man Government also print their own notes and coins however, which look slightly different to the UK equivalent. Notes come in the form of Â£50, 20, 10, 5 and 1, and coins of Â£5, 2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 pence, all of which are on a par with the UK equivalents.
For example there is Tabu used in New Britain and Bagi / Mwali used in Milne Bay. The people of the Trobriand Islands in Milne also use another form of traditional currency called Doba. Doba is a very fragile currency because it is made from banana leaves. Not just any banana but one that has been used for centuries.