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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2005
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Table 1.2 Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2005
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Prescribed
drug |
Total
purchases
ranking |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
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| Lipitor |
1 |
87,256,291 |
15,103,266 |
| Lisinopril |
2 |
60,987,898 |
9,883,880 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
3 |
50,023,103 |
8,897,441 |
| Atenolol |
4 |
49,648,932 |
7,964,126 |
| Albuterol |
5 |
43,344,583 |
12,226,843 |
| Toprol |
6 |
40,666,011 |
6,396,135 |
| Norvasc |
7 |
40,261,656 |
6,467,478 |
| Furosemide |
8 |
38,264,013 |
5,821,447 |
| Zocor |
9 |
37,502,053 |
7,389,886 |
| Synthroid |
10 |
36,936,248 |
6,271,280 |
Standard Errors for Table 1.2: Top Prescribed Drugs by Total Purchases, 2005
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Prescribed
drug |
Total
purchases |
Total number
of persons
with purchases |
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| Lipitor |
3,697,737 |
598,560 |
| Lisinopril |
3,225,682 |
465,709 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide |
2,638,083 |
396,946 |
| Atenolol |
2,890,527 |
390,571 |
| Albuterol |
2,070,747 |
511,972 |
| Toprol |
2,400,015 |
342,778 |
| Norvasc |
2,340,842 |
331,530 |
| Furosemide |
2,544,401 |
326,622 |
| Zocor |
2,172,161 |
368,353 |
| Synthroid |
2,414,100 |
358,599 |
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