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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2002
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2002
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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Lipitor |
1 |
66,679,037 |
11,301,794 |
Synthroid |
2 |
51,718,909 |
7,841,287 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
3 |
48,249,795 |
8,888,302 |
Atenolol |
4 |
47,530,033 |
7,512,284 |
Toprol |
5 |
42,768,491 |
6,842,729 |
| Premarin |
6 |
42,708,571 |
7,521,245 |
Zocor |
7 |
37,090,399 |
6,941,974 |
Norvasc |
8 |
35,010,211 |
5,539,168 |
Albuterol |
9 |
34,441,006 |
11,193,700 |
Furosemide |
10 |
32,813,154 |
5,314,018 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2002
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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Lipitor |
3,312,697.63 |
473,718.40 |
Synthroid |
2,560,508.03 |
326,805.86 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,209,447.45 |
362,998.63 |
Atenolol |
2,488,794.79 |
348,170.02 |
Toprol |
2,223,485.69 |
314,400.17 |
Premarin |
2,442,387.28 |
359,732.62 |
Zocor |
2,245,321.71 |
350,714.64 |
Norvasc |
2,138,036.26 |
298,045.51 |
Albuterol |
1,571,673.58 |
402,345.10 |
Furosemide |
2,245,218.97 |
291,479.54 |
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