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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2008
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2008
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Prescribed
drug
|
Total
purchases
ranking
|
Total
purchases
|
Total number
of persons
with purchases
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| Lisinopril |
1 |
87,880,844 |
14,494,639 |
| Levothyroxine |
2 |
87,443,063 |
13,494,757 |
| Simvastatin |
3 |
74,200,966 |
13,646,672 |
| Metoprolol |
4 |
72,388,915 |
11,095,167 |
| Metformin |
5 |
63,733,632 |
10,022,598 |
| Lipitor |
6 |
63,579,262 |
11,270,375 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
7 |
53,489,479 |
9,349,442 |
| Atenolol |
8 |
40,902,380 |
7,013,214 |
| Hydrocodone |
9 |
40,447,627 |
13,541,595 |
| Furosemide |
10 |
39,537,525 |
6,494,821 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2008
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Prescribed
drug
|
Total
purchases
|
Total number
of persons
with purchases
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| Lisinopril |
4,191,163 |
563,622 |
| Levothyroxine |
4,254,763 |
620,012 |
| Simvastatin |
4,131,807 |
670,167 |
| Metoprolol |
3,780,168 |
488,993 |
| Metformin |
3,403,891 |
439,916 |
| Lipitor |
3,455,238 |
563,879 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
3,142,251 |
470,365 |
| Atenolol |
2,396,283 |
372,096 |
| Hydrocodone |
2,299,063 |
511,328 |
| Furosemide |
2,498,452 |
350,135 |
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