Prescriptions made by Prasanna C Wickremesinghe

Data for 2018

1,310

Medicare Part D Prescriptions Filled, Including Refills

Rank: 265 out of 1,248 providers in this state and specialty

$226.7K

Total Retail Price of All Prescriptions

Rank: 527 out of 1,248 providers in this state and specialty

223

Patients Receiving at Least One Drug in Part D

Rank: 291 out of 1,248 providers in this state and specialty

72%

Patients 65 Years and Older

69

Average Age of Patients

Average age of patients for providers in this state and specialty is 70

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 Gastroenterology in New York 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 OMEPRAZOLE950
of 1,1040
3800 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
2230720 patients
32% of all patients
460 patients
21% of all patients
2 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM2070
of 9890
1270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
980270 patients
12% of all patients
< 11
3 RABEPRAZOLE SODIUM20
of 1690
870 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
250 patients
11% of all patients
< 11
4 DEXILANT
(DEXLANSOPRAZOLE)
390
of 4960
1140 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
730200 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
5 LACTULOSE80
of 2340
1320 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
910220 patients
10% of all patients
< 11
6 ESOMEPRAZOLE MAGNESIUM330
of 5810
970 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
440210 patients
9% of all patients
< 11
7 AMITIZA
(LUBIPROSTONE)
520
of 2620
340 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
8 LANSOPRAZOLE500
of 2490
160 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
9 RANITIDINE HCL1870
of 7410
220 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
10 LINZESS
(LINACLOTIDE)
1110
of 5930
270 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
11 SPIRONOLACTONE410
of 1760
110 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
12 SERTRALINE HCL320
of 580
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
130< 11< 11
13 XIFAXAN
(RIFAXIMIN)
580
of 3090
130 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11A
14 POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 33501450
of 5290
120 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
< 11< 11
15 MOVIPREP
(PEG3350/SOD SUL/NACL/KCL/ASB/C)
290
of 1210
360 prescriptions
Less than 1% of all prescriptions
230340 patients
15% of all patients
230 patients
10% of all patients