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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2000
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2000
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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| Synthroid |
1 |
49,783,020 |
7,952,186 |
| Premarin |
2 |
49,760,956 |
9,001,244 |
| Lipitor |
3 |
39,953,178 |
7,099,278 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
4 |
36,157,472 |
7,328,961 |
| Atenolol |
5 |
34,105,821 |
6,256,981 |
| Amoxicillin |
6 |
29,415,703 |
20,964,583 |
| Claritin |
7 |
26,854,355 |
10,156,143 |
| Glucophage |
8 |
26,710,846 |
4,523,173 |
| Albuterol |
9 |
26,364,684 |
8,794,070 |
| Zocor |
10 |
25,375,027 |
4,843,405 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2000
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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| Synthroid |
2,936,953.36 |
428,766.82 |
| Premarin |
4,249,553.99 |
646,631.26 |
| Lipitor |
2,550,104.75 |
385,370.21 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,766,534.47 |
512,952.89 |
| Atenolol |
2,701,754.34 |
433,496.17 |
| Amoxicillin |
1,667,240.36 |
1,071,277.28 |
| Claritin |
1,683,824.65 |
539,589.54 |
| Glucophage |
2,111,595.91 |
345,621.29 |
| Albuterol |
1,967,695.56 |
543,489.47 |
| Zocor |
2,344,835.76 |
414,517.77 |
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