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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2007
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2007
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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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| Levothyroxine |
1 |
93,550,325 |
13,324,375 |
| Lisinopril |
2 |
75,207,175 |
12,976,349 |
| Lipitor |
3 |
72,850,122 |
12,846,809 |
| Simvastatin |
4 |
59,549,189 |
10,918,449 |
| Metformin |
5 |
52,652,399 |
8,854,422 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
6 |
52,316,496 |
9,517,700 |
| Atenolol |
7 |
52,237,566 |
9,253,357 |
| Metoprolol |
8 |
47,927,763 |
8,588,178 |
| Furosemide |
9 |
36,408,415 |
5,781,054 |
| Hydrocodone |
10 |
35,919,754 |
13,411,596 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2007
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Prescribed
drug
|
Total
purchases
|
Total number
of persons
with purchases
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| Levothyroxine |
3,796,131 |
499,333 |
| Lisinopril |
3,299,431 |
508,349 |
| Lipitor |
3,499,595 |
570,814 |
| Simvastatin |
2,989,100 |
462,152 |
| Metformin |
2,525,381 |
364,190 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,633,495 |
401,340 |
| Atenolol |
2,640,358 |
413,778 |
| Metoprolol |
2,575,220 |
390,207 |
| Furosemide |
2,450,346 |
329,081 |
| Hydrocodone |
1,930,293 |
524,066 |
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