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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2001
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2001
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Tot al number of
persons with purchases |
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| Lipitor |
1 |
57,743,094 |
9,648,787 |
| Premarin |
2 |
53,789,424 |
8,781,864 |
| Atenolol |
3 |
41,449,468 |
6,804,096 |
| Synthroid |
4 |
40,310,902 |
6,472,800 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
5 |
35,406,513 |
6,775,369 |
| Norvasc |
6 |
32,378,203 |
5,306,932 |
| Claritin |
7 |
33,101,883 |
12,289,537 |
| Albuterol |
8 |
32,330,616 |
10,294,176 |
| Zocor |
9 |
31,178,534 |
6,068,308 |
| Furosemide |
10 |
27,966,526 |
4,652,108 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2001
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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| Lipitor |
2,899,329.04 |
393,328.38 |
| Premarin |
3,139,565.92 |
442,360.08 |
| Atenolol |
2,098,834.46 |
323,771.92 |
| Synthroid |
2,232,928.52 |
304,518.20 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,057,473.65 |
316,959.53 |
| Norvasc |
1,959,609.69 |
253,123.42 |
| Claritin |
1,642,428.33 |
506,213.41 |
| Albuterol |
1,655,048.78 |
400,196.87 |
| Zocor |
1,902,247.73 |
290,562.90 |
| Furosemide |
2,091,273.91 |
268,818.24 |
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