Table 1.1 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Expenditures, 2013
Total
expenditures
ranking |
Prescribed drug
(generic name) |
Trade name(s)
sold under |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
| 1 |
Adalimumab |
Humira |
9,557,761,504* |
## |
| 2 |
Fluticasone-Salmeterol |
Advair |
6,866,584,951 |
3,871,807 |
| 3 |
Rosuvastatin |
Crestor |
6,670,796,641 |
4,397,156 |
| 4 |
Insulin Glargine |
Lantus
Toujeo |
6,100,490,080 |
3,099,784 |
| 5 |
Esomeprazole |
Nexium |
6,015,865,533 |
3,420,016 |
| 6 |
Aripiprazole |
Abilify |
5,755,711,559 |
993,185 |
| 7 |
Duloxetine |
Cymbalta
Irenka |
5,520,899,163 |
2,713,243 |
| 8 |
Atorvastatin |
Lipitor |
4,644,575,604 |
13,077,835 |
| 9 |
Tiotropium |
Spiriva |
4,434,165,082 |
2,042,727 |
| 10 |
Insulin Isophane (Nph) |
Humulin N
Novolin N |
3,731,168,776 |
3,806,497 |
| 11 |
Etanercept |
Enbrel |
3,612,147,381* |
## |
| 12 |
Clopidogrel |
Plavix |
3,317,346,070 |
4,332,687 |
| 13 |
Omeprazole |
Prilosec |
3,098,606,800 |
13,175,164 |
| 14 |
Simvastatin |
Zocor |
3,003,263,500 |
16,543,080 |
| 15 |
Sitagliptin |
Januvia |
2,939,842,846 |
1,446,355 |
| 16 |
Quetiapine |
Seroquel |
2,911,057,895 |
1,307,036 |
| 17 |
Budesonide-Formoterol |
Symbicort |
2,780,413,690 |
1,855,563 |
| 18 |
Gabapentin |
Fanatrex
Gralise
Horizant
Neurontin |
2,658,071,478 |
6,966,595 |
| 19 |
Pregabalin |
Lyrica |
2,641,188,522 |
1,513,081 |
| 20 |
Valsartan |
Diovan |
2,579,964,873 |
1,891,768 |
| 21 |
Bupropion |
Aplenzin
Budeprion
Buproban
Forfivo
Wellbutrin
Zyban |
2,391,146,133 |
4,283,550 |
| 22 |
Albuterol |
Accuneb
Proair
Proventil
Ventolin
Vospire |
2,328,406,320 |
14,674,248 |
| 23 |
Metformin |
Fortamet
Glucophage
Glumetza
Riomet |
2,238,570,072 |
13,588,848 |
| 24 |
Ezetimibe |
Zetia |
2,182,595,721 |
1,575,646 |
| 25 |
Oxycodone |
Oxecta
Oxyado
Oxycontin
Roxicodone |
2,156,869,296 |
4,254,843 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.1: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Expenditures, 2013
Prescribed drug
(generic name) |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
| Adalimumab |
3,626,949,168* |
## |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol |
568,860,913 |
258,335 |
| Rosuvastatin |
768,869,393 |
312,267 |
| Insulin Glargine |
688,085,714 |
267,772 |
| Esomeprazole |
580,639,565 |
281,737 |
| Aripiprazole |
985,093,694 |
128,205 |
| Duloxetine |
673,217,306 |
268,987 |
| Atorvastatin |
322,931,908 |
604,628 |
| Tiotropium |
689,271,158 |
213,508 |
| Insulin Isophane (Nph) |
372,070,328 |
265,302 |
| Etanercept |
1,384,307,304* |
## |
| Clopidogrel |
348,103,774 |
296,292 |
| Omeprazole |
281,481,057 |
562,080 |
| Simvastatin |
248,485,939 |
575,594 |
| Sitagliptin |
406,493,727 |
168,368 |
| Quetiapine |
695,117,405 |
151,498 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol |
445,290,458 |
218,904 |
| Gabapentin |
397,410,171 |
390,491 |
| Pregabalin |
429,051,175 |
196,244 |
| Valsartan |
299,491,236 |
188,608 |
| Bupropion |
568,948,983 |
334,211 |
| Albuterol |
126,152,321 |
542,815 |
| Metformin |
213,353,927 |
556,887 |
| Ezetimibe |
243,995,887 |
177,349 |
| Oxycodone |
486,946,737 |
375,440 |
## Less than 100 sample persons.
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
Return To Top
|
Back
Email Updates
