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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2009
Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2009
| Prescribed drug |
Total
purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
| Lisinopril |
1 |
90,966,318 |
15,525,085 |
| Simvastatin |
2 |
83,288,723 |
15,944,701 |
| Levothyroxine |
3 |
72,506,073 |
11,969,459 |
| Metoprolol |
4 |
64,483,175 |
10,803,680 |
| Metformin |
5 |
60,827,720 |
10,247,343 |
| Lipitor |
6 |
55,355,600 |
9,726,149 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
7 |
52,394,531 |
9,703,524 |
| Amlodipine |
8 |
52,214,424 |
8,995,137 |
| Hydrocodone |
9 |
48,280,673 |
16,956,726 |
| Omeprazole |
10 |
42,536,358 |
8,461,286 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2009
| Prescribed drug |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
| Lisinopril |
3,787,381 |
581,235 |
| Simvastatin |
3,876,192 |
683,175 |
| Levothyroxine |
3,301,093 |
485,513 |
| Metoprolol |
3,333,937 |
463,003 |
| Metformin |
2,772,136 |
418,385 |
| Lipitor |
2,879,354 |
471,504 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,415,158 |
381,346 |
| Amlodipine |
2,179,677 |
366,635 |
| Hydrocodone |
2,426,464 |
672,304 |
| Omeprazole |
2,656,042 |
431,866 |
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