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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2004
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2004
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases ranking |
Total purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
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Lipitor
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1 |
88,575,063 |
15,040,075 |
Synthroid |
2 |
52,176,536 |
7,781,185 |
Lisinopril |
3 |
51,796,692 |
8,955,191 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
4 |
48,320,152 |
8,689,797 |
Atenolol |
5 |
44,786,132 |
7,499,577 |
Zocor |
6 |
38,934,082 |
7,560,373 |
Albuterol |
7 |
38,095,561 |
11,350,121 |
Furosemide |
8 |
37,973,556 |
6,045,303 |
Norvasc |
9 |
37,728,194 |
6,178,393 |
Toprol |
10 |
35,173,296 |
5,455,662 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2004
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
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Lipitor
| 3,977,554 |
588,287 |
Synthroid |
2,515,957 |
346,490 |
Lisinopril |
3,424,955 |
516,377 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,838,961 |
406,291 |
Atenolol |
2,549,352 |
408,233 |
Zocor |
2,371,097 |
391,234 |
Albuterol |
2,062,188 |
458,089 |
Furosemide |
2,205,031 |
310,550 |
Norvasc |
2,425,791 |
338,210 |
Toprol |
2,363,735 |
328,211 |
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