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Meredith Welch
Internal Medicine Physician (Infectious Disease)

Prescriptions made by Meredith Welch

Data for 2018

456

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 883 out of 1,537 providers in this state and specialty

$90.55K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 769 out of 1,537 providers in this state and specialty

97

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 589 out of 1,537 providers in this state and specialty

47%

Patients 65 Years and Older

65

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 69

Drug Categories

O

Opioid

An opioid drug. Prescription opioids (painkillers) can help alleviate certain kinds of pain in the short term but carry serious health risks.
A

Antibiotic

Used to treat bacterial infections but are often prescribed incorrectly to treat viral infections, such as chest colds or the flu.
P

Antipsychotic

Used to manage psychosis, principally in schizophrenia but also in a range of other psychotic disorders.

Prescription Data

The table below list this provider’s drugs, the number of prescriptions and how many went to seniors. Drugs are ranked by volume. Rank in State ranks all providers that have the self-identified specialty of Internal Medicine in Alabama and ranks the number of prescriptions that have been made for the specific drug.

Drug Name Rank in State Total Prescriptions Filled with Refills Prescript. to 65+ Patients Receiving this Drug Patients 65+ OAP
1 DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE320
of 4410
940 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
690350 patients
36% of all patients
220 patients
23% of all patients
A
2 CIPROFLOXACIN HCL1040
of 5550
170 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
12% of all patients
< 11A
3 CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL20
of 80
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
4 VANCOMYCIN HCL40
of 370
650 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
430150 patients
15% of all patients
< 11A
5 CEFTRIAXONE
(CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM)
110
of 650
490 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
120 patients
12% of all patients
< 11A
6 SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM
(SULFAMETHOXAZOLE/TRIMETHOPRIM)
930
of 5000
140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
7 FLUCONAZOLE920
of 5180
190 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
8 AMOXICILLIN-CLAVULANATE POTASS
(AMOXICILLIN/POTASSIUM CLAV)
900
of 4730
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
9 AMOXICILLIN930
of 3580
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
10 CEFEPIME HCL30
of 90
310 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
11 PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAM
(PIPERACILLIN SODIUM/TAZOBACTAM)
20
of 40
230 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A