Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2015
Total
purchases
ranking |
Prescribed drug
(generic name) |
Trade name(s)
sold under |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
| 1 |
Levothyroxine |
Levo-T
Levothroid
Levoxyl
Synthroid
Tirosint
Unithroid |
112,866,004 |
18,783,651 |
| 2 |
Lisinopril |
Prinivil
Qbrelis
Zestril |
110,453,217 |
20,455,577 |
| 3 |
Atorvastatin |
Lipitor |
93,840,563 |
18,048,928 |
| 4 |
Metformin |
Fortamet
Glucophage
Glumetza
Riomet |
82,504,082 |
15,717,346 |
| 5 |
Simvastatin |
Zocor |
74,251,611 |
14,377,842 |
| 6 |
Omeprazole |
First-Omeprazole
Prilosec |
71,232,932 |
14,692,736 |
| 7 |
Amlodipine |
Norvasc |
70,840,918 |
13,717,742 |
| 8 |
Metoprolol |
Lopressor
Toprol XL |
68,999,670 |
12,608,501 |
| 9 |
Acetaminophen-Hydrocodone |
Hycet
Lorcet
Lortab
Norco
Verdrocet
Vicodin
Xodol
Zamicet |
51,279,738 |
17,197,929 |
| 10 |
Albuterol |
Accuneb
Proair
Proventil
Ventolin
Vospire Er |
49,747,147 |
15,579,283 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2015
Prescribed drug
(generic name) |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
| Levothyroxine |
5,303,530 |
795,086 |
| Lisinopril |
5,935,565 |
911,856 |
| Atorvastatin |
4,823,473 |
737,640 |
| Metformin |
3,550,189 |
598,487 |
| Simvastatin |
3,848,327 |
649,111 |
| Omeprazole |
3,632,352 |
630,871 |
| Amlodipine |
3,201,475 |
547,542 |
| Metoprolol |
3,654,289 |
580,633 |
| Acetaminophen-Hydrocodone |
3,405,499 |
782,990 |
| Albuterol |
2,818,809 |
706,062 |
Note: Data source for generic drug name is Cerner Multum Inc.
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