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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2003
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2003
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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Lipitor |
1 |
78,560,970 |
13,073,351 |
| Synthroid |
2 |
60,975,520 |
8,941,789 |
| Atenolol |
3 |
43,024,276 |
7,254,530 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide
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4 |
42,448,550 |
7,926,903 |
| Zocor |
5 |
41,806,656 |
7,463,572 |
| Lisinopril |
6 |
39,339,948 |
6,714,888 |
| Albuterol |
7 |
35,963,676 |
11,141,969 |
| Furosemide |
8 |
34,948,042 |
5,855,786 |
| Norvasc |
9 |
34,846,009 |
5,930,562 |
| Lancets |
10 |
32,612,686 |
7,808,163 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2003
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Prescribed
drug name |
Total
purchases |
Total number of
persons with purchases |
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Lipitor |
4,332,454.17 |
563,839.12 |
Synthroid |
3,173,762.08 |
402,639.13 |
Atenolol |
2,226,326.70 |
358,064.18 |
Hydrochlorothiazide
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1,928,945.78 |
325,439.00 |
Zocor |
2,666,704.52 |
381,885.59 |
Lisinopril |
2,896,799.31 |
379,427.06 |
Albuterol |
1,966,224.57 |
444,896.88 |
Furosemide |
2,247,732.24 |
306,644.73 |
Norvasc |
2,097,863.45 |
303,181.07 |
Lancets |
1,842,518.23 |
348,357.77 |
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