Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2011
| Prescribed drug |
Total
purchases
ranking |
Total purchases |
Total number
of persons with
purchases |
| Lisinopril |
1 |
106,206,566 |
18,505,120 |
| Simvastatin |
2 |
105,325,671 |
19,708,895 |
| Metformin |
3 |
78,941,443 |
13,340,737 |
| Levothyroxine |
4 |
70,576,506 |
11,497,918 |
| Metoprolol |
5 |
69,221,372 |
11,712,448 |
| Hydrocodone |
6 |
58,679,040 |
19,770,843 |
| Amlodipine |
7 |
55,056,338 |
9,848,960 |
| Omeprazole |
8 |
51,888,167 |
10,623,935 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
9 |
48,989,659 |
9,577,101 |
| Lipitor |
10 |
44,720,349 |
8,328,821 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2011
| Prescribed drug |
Total purchases |
Total number
of persons with
purchases |
| Lisinopril |
4,728,348 |
725,885 |
| Simvastatin |
4,053,340 |
678,480 |
| Metformin |
3,388,713 |
530,871 |
| Levothyroxine |
3,911,215 |
552,746 |
| Metoprolol |
3,395,448 |
520,795 |
| Hydrocodone |
2,797,828 |
687,056 |
| Amlodipine |
2,745,791 |
432,136 |
| Omeprazole |
2,853,669 |
473,341 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,775,424 |
457,883 |
| Lipitor |
2,987,720 |
455,756 |
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