Prescription Data National Summary
The prescription drugs are sorted by Number of Claims.
| Drug Name | Total Claims | Total Cost | Number Of Prescribers | Category |
|---|
| ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM | 51.83M | 956.68M | 528k | |
| LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM | 47.07M | 1.14B | 703k | |
| AMLODIPINE BESYLATE | 41.64M | 310.62M | 528k | |
| LISINOPRIL | 37.75M | 271.46M | 508k | |
| METFORMIN HCL | 31.09M | 648.37M | 693k | |
| GABAPENTIN | 30.79M | 631.26M | 603k | |
| OMEPRAZOLE | 29.42M | 389.62M | 498k | |
| FUROSEMIDE | 26.87M | 146.22M | 509k | |
| LOSARTAN POTASSIUM | 25.48M | 250.16M | 430k | |
| HYDROCODONE/ACETAMINOPHEN | 24.63M | 534.89M | 603k | O |
| SIMVASTATIN | 24.38M | 211.63M | 368k | |
| METOPROLOL SUCCINATE | 23.81M | 743.96M | 518k | |
| METOPROLOL TARTRATE | 20.72M | 147.81M | 441k | |
| POTASSIUM CHLORIDE | 17.74M | 590.39M | 859k | |
| PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM | 17.43M | 265.39M | 503k | |
| HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE | 17.32M | 99.61M | 413k | |
| TAMSULOSIN HCL | 16.54M | 342.48M | 436k | |
| CARVEDILOL | 15.28M | 137.76M | 393k | |
| ALBUTEROL SULFATE | 14.64M | 1.00B | 982k | |
| CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE | 14.30M | 196.02M | 398k | |
| TRAMADOL HCL | 14.26M | 110.66M | 551k | O |
| PREDNISONE | 13.84M | 119.67M | 625k | |
| SERTRALINE HCL | 13.73M | 145.02M | 380k | |
| TRAZODONE HCL | 13.50M | 144.18M | 376k | |
| ALPRAZOLAM | 13.39M | 122.97M | 392k | |
| FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE | 13.19M | 617.10M | 603k | |
| PRAVASTATIN SODIUM | 12.76M | 309.26M | 319k | |
| WARFARIN SODIUM | 12.35M | 189.02M | 449k | |
| ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM | 11.29M | 604.45M | 352k | |
| MONTELUKAST SODIUM | 10.55M | 160.42M | 319k | |
| MELOXICAM | 10.00M | 57.68M | 346k | |
| DULOXETINE HCL | 9.90M | 494.93M | 350k | |
| CLONAZEPAM | 9.79M | 80.63M | 311k | |
| OXYCODONE HCL/ACETAMINOPHEN | 9.70M | 385.68M | 457k | O |
| ESCITALOPRAM OXALATE | 9.64M | 165.59M | 331k | |
| LORAZEPAM | 9.64M | 95.05M | 402k | |
| RANITIDINE HCL | 9.62M | 125.82M | 348k | |
| LATANOPROST | 9.23M | 170.41M | 161k | |
| APIXABAN | 9.09M | 4.99B | 343k | |
| CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE | 9.08M | 67.65M | 318k | |
| INSULIN GLARGINE,HUM.REC.ANLOG | 9.06M | 4.70B | 657k | |
| ATENOLOL | 9.01M | 88.42M | 311k | |
| ALLOPURINOL | 8.94M | 151.81M | 318k | |
| QUETIAPINE FUMARATE | 8.74M | 303.25M | 345k | P |
| GLIPIZIDE | 8.53M | 119.25M | 518k | |
| DONEPEZIL HCL | 8.33M | 134.50M | 257k | |
| AZITHROMYCIN | 8.02M | 65.88M | 606k | A |
| ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE | 7.97M | 106.16M | 380k | |
| BUPROPION HCL | 7.70M | 385.64M | 555k | |
| DILTIAZEM HCL | 7.70M | 366.68M | 897k |
Prescription 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 Information
Sources
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
