Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2010
Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2010
Prescribed drug |
Total purchases ranking |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
Lisinopril |
1 |
101,725,250 |
17,526,531 |
Simvastatin |
2 |
96,615,659 |
17,854,594 |
Levothyroxine |
3 |
72,347,328 |
11,941,069 |
Metoprolol |
4 |
71,476,620 |
11,548,311 |
Metformin |
5 |
67,642,830 |
11,362,975 |
Hydrocodone |
6 |
62,458,796 |
20,245,711 |
Amlodipine |
7 |
53,897,146 |
9,506,257 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
8 |
53,464,899 |
9,733,529 |
Lipitor |
9 |
51,058,352 |
8,858,584 |
Omeprazole |
10 |
48,503,547 |
9,677,037 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2010
Prescribed drug |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
Lisinopril |
4,463,991 |
655,645 |
Simvastatin |
4,105,935 |
669,650 |
Levothyroxine |
3,530,030 |
507,865 |
Metoprolol |
3,616,247 |
515,381 |
Metformin |
3,038,199 |
464,712 |
Hydrocodone |
3,283,696 |
741,458 |
Amlodipine |
2,806,296 |
446,188 |
Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,759,291 |
440,080 |
Lipitor |
2,984,631 |
448,797 |
Omeprazole |
2,629,401 |
456,354 |
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