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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2005
Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2005

Prescribed
drug

Total
purchases
ranking

Total
purchases

Total number
of persons
with purchases


Lipitor 1
87,256,291
15,103,266
Lisinopril 2
60,987,898
9,883,880
Hydrochlorothiazide 3
50,023,103
8,897,441
Atenolol 4
49,648,932
7,964,126
Albuterol 5
43,344,583
12,226,843
Toprol 6
40,666,011
6,396,135
Norvasc 7
40,261,656
6,467,478
Furosemide 8
38,264,013
5,821,447
Zocor 9
37,502,053
7,389,886
Synthroid 10
36,936,248
6,271,280

Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2005

Prescribed
drug

Total
purchases

Total number
of persons
with purchases


Lipitor
3,697,737
598,560
Lisinopril
3,225,682
465,709
Hydrochlorothiazide
2,638,083
396,946
Atenolol
2,890,527
390,571
Albuterol
2,070,747
511,972
Toprol
2,400,015
342,778
Norvasc
2,340,842
331,530
Furosemide
2,544,401
326,622
Zocor
2,172,161
368,353
Synthroid
2,414,100
358,599

 


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