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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2006
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2006
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Prescribed
drug
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Total
purchases
ranking
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Total
purchases
|
Total number
of persons
with purchases
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| Lipitor |
1 |
86,207,397 |
13,931,542 |
| Toprol |
2 |
74,945,762 |
11,082,052 |
| Lisinopril |
3 |
67,449,950 |
11,007,926 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
4 |
56,527,164 |
9,493,282 |
| Atenolol |
5 |
49,353,021 |
7,915,551 |
| Metformin |
6 |
46,870,029 |
7,577,758 |
| Levothyroxine |
7 |
45,090,247 |
6,776,342 |
| Albuterol |
8 |
44,341,400 |
12,992,340 |
| Hydrocodone |
9 |
41,988,474 |
15,671,531 |
| Ascensia |
10 |
39,556,924 |
9,616,056 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2006
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Prescribed
drug
|
Total
purchases
|
Total number
of persons
with purchases
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| Lipitor |
4,224,844 |
631,564 |
| Toprol |
3,703,924 |
464,307 |
| Lisinopril |
3,517,744 |
493,253 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
3,015,123 |
435,367 |
| Atenolol |
2,775,983 |
376,066 |
| Metformin |
2,618,818 |
346,790 |
| Levothyroxine |
2,771,137 |
357,400 |
| Albuterol |
2,461,456 |
575,668 |
| Hydrocodone |
2,416,759 |
717,444 |
| Ascensia |
2,093,592 |
377,278 |
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