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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2006

Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2006

Prescribed
drug

Total
purchases
ranking

Total
purchases

Total number
of persons
with purchases


Lipitor 1 86,207,397 13,931,542
Toprol 2 74,945,762 11,082,052
Lisinopril 3 67,449,950 11,007,926
Hydrochlorothiazide 4 56,527,164 9,493,282
Atenolol 5 49,353,021 7,915,551
Metformin 6 46,870,029 7,577,758
Levothyroxine 7 45,090,247 6,776,342
Albuterol 8 44,341,400 12,992,340
Hydrocodone 9 41,988,474 15,671,531
Ascensia 10 39,556,924 9,616,056

Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2006

Prescribed
drug

Total
purchases

Total number
of persons
with purchases


Lipitor 4,224,844 631,564
Toprol 3,703,924 464,307
Lisinopril 3,517,744 493,253
Hydrochlorothiazide 3,015,123 435,367
Atenolol 2,775,983 376,066
Metformin 2,618,818 346,790
Levothyroxine 2,771,137 357,400
Albuterol 2,461,456 575,668
Hydrocodone 2,416,759 717,444
Ascensia 2,093,592 377,278
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