Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2009
Table 1.1 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Expenditures, 2009
Prescribed drug |
Total expenditures ranking |
Total expenditures |
Total number of persons with expenditures |
Lipitor |
1 |
8,643,256,120 |
9,726,149 |
Nexium |
2 |
6,249,062,469 |
5,149,851 |
Advair |
3 |
5,760,576,783 |
5,182,581 |
Plavix |
4 |
5,537,297,610 |
4,561,735 |
Crestor |
5 |
4,033,802,260 |
4,560,083 |
Diovan |
6 |
3,908,802,793 |
5,336,034 |
Actos |
7 |
3,765,021,009 |
2,356,061 |
Abilify |
8 |
3,755,182,138 |
1,326,440 |
Prevacid |
9 |
3,541,082,437 |
2,926,305 |
Avonex |
10 |
3,365,373,247* |
-- |
Singulair |
11 |
3,264,903,386 |
5,042,612 |
Cymbalta |
12 |
2,967,277,589 |
2,778,113 |
Humira |
13 |
2,838,408,251 |
-- |
Simvastatin |
14 |
2,819,043,833 |
15,944,701 |
Effexor |
15 |
2,758,065,063 |
2,197,245 |
Atripla |
16 |
2,679,757,801* |
159,851* |
Lexapro |
17 |
2,668,259,406 |
3,847,033 |
Seroquel |
18 |
2,323,932,558 |
1,714,503 |
Humulin |
19 |
2,194,437,466 |
2,820,817 |
Lantus |
20 |
2,163,272,386 |
1,918,066 |
Celebrex |
21 |
2,040,090,460 |
2,493,159 |
Vytorin |
22 |
2,031,839,886 |
2,464,611 |
Tricor |
23 |
1,975,218,217 |
2,378,508 |
Omeprazole |
24 |
1,952,509,000 |
8,461,286 |
Amlodipine |
25 |
1,836,253,284 |
8,995,137 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.1: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Expenditures, 2009
Prescribed drug |
Total expenditures |
Total number of persons with expenditures |
Lipitor |
465,763,240 |
471,504 |
Nexium |
449,927,135 |
327,640 |
Advair |
466,152,013 |
298,295 |
Plavix |
488,680,353 |
288,636 |
Crestor |
303,009,431 |
330,298 |
Diovan |
305,258,311 |
301,517 |
Actos |
339,849,833 |
182,696 |
Abilify |
644,173,327 |
153,002 |
Prevacid |
395,540,376 |
240,705 |
Avonex |
1,505,430,365* |
-- |
Singulair |
276,611,041 |
329,878 |
Cymbalta |
302,831,819 |
233,614 |
Humira |
715,300,767 |
-- |
Simvastatin |
208,565,227 |
683,175 |
Effexor |
346,296,255 |
192,654 |
Atripla |
1,032,104,043* |
60,698* |
Lexapro |
262,507,498 |
265,254 |
Seroquel |
282,091,578 |
178,961 |
Humulin |
234,916,670 |
224,633 |
Lantus |
260,843,324 |
182,305 |
Celebrex |
239,877,978 |
202,625 |
Vytorin |
193,900,528 |
200,476 |
Tricor |
195,421,914 |
210,967 |
Omeprazole |
127,957,951 |
431,866 |
Amlodipine |
99,016,894 |
366,635 |
*Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
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