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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2000
Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2000
Prescribed
drug name
Total purchases
ranking
Total
purchases
Total number of
persons with purchases

Synthroid
1
49,783,020
7,952,186
Premarin
2
49,760,956
9,001,244
Lipitor
3
39,953,178
7,099,278
Hydrochlorothiazide
4
36,157,472
7,328,961
Atenolol
5
34,105,821
6,256,981
Amoxicillin
6
29,415,703
20,964,583
Claritin
7
26,854,355
10,156,143
Glucophage
8
26,710,846
4,523,173
Albuterol
9
26,364,684
8,794,070
Zocor
10
25,375,027
4,843,405

 

Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2000
Prescribed
drug name
Total
purchases
Total number of
persons with purchases

Synthroid
2,936,953.36
428,766.82
Premarin
4,249,553.99
646,631.26
Lipitor
2,550,104.75

385,370.21

Hydrochlorothiazide
2,766,534.47

512,952.89

Atenolol
2,701,754.34

433,496.17

Amoxicillin
1,667,240.36

1,071,277.28

Claritin
1,683,824.65

539,589.54

Glucophage
2,111,595.91

345,621.29

Albuterol
1,967,695.56

543,489.47

Zocor
2,344,835.76

414,517.77

 

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