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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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