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Top 200 Pharmaceutical Products by Total US Prescriptions in 2011 Compiled and Produced by the Njardarson Group (The University of Arizona): Edon Vitaku, Elizabeth A. Ilardi, Jón T. Njarðarson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20Hydrocodone/APAP (Hydrocodone & Acetaminophen) Hydrocodone/APAP (Hydrocodone & Acetaminophen) Levothyroxine Sodium (Levothyroxine) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Lipitor (Atorvastatin) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Plavix (Clopidogrel) Singulair (Montelukast) Azithromycin (Azithromycin) Crestor (Rosuvastatin) Nexium (Esomeprazole) Levothyroxine Sodium (Levothyroxine) Metoprolol Tartrate (Metoprolol Tartarate) Hydrocodone/APAP (Hydrocodone & Acetaminophen) Synthroid (Levothyroxine) Lexapro (Escitalopram) ProAir HFA (Salbutamol) Ibuprofen (Rx) (Ibuprofen) Trazodone HCl (Trazodone) Amoxicillin (Amoxicillin) 58,829K scripts 45,628K scripts 43,958K scripts 42,220K scripts 40,812K scripts 32,446K scripts 28,101K scripts 28,101K scripts 26,427K scripts 25,685K scripts 25,660K scripts 25,358K scripts 25,214K scripts 24,930K scripts 23,722K scripts 23,707K scripts 22,983K scripts 21,719K scripts 19,949K scripts 19,764K scripts ANALGESICS ANALGESICS ANTIARTHRITIC ANTIHYPERTENSIVE CHOLEST&TRIGLY.REGULATOR ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC PLATELET AGGR.INHIBITORS ANTILEUK ANTI-ASTHMATICS ANTIBACTERIAL CHOLEST&TRIGLY.REGULATOR ANTIULCERANTS ANTIARTHRITIC ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ANALGESICS ANTIARTHRITIC ANTIDEPRESS.& MOOD STAB. B2-STIMULANTS ANALGESIC ANTIDEPRESSANT ANTIBIOTIC 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40Omeprazole (Rx) (Omeprazole) Advair Diskus (Fluticasone & Salmeterol) Cymbalta (Duloxetine) Azithromycin (Azithromycin) Tramadol HCl (Tramadol) Omeprazole (Rx) (Omeprazole) Amoxicillin (Amoxicillin) Sulfamethxz/Trimethprm (Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim) Amlodipine Besylate (Amlodipine Besylate) Fluticasone Propionate (Fluticasone Propionate) Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrochlorothiazide) Hydrochlorothiazide (Hydrochlorothiazide) Ventolin HFA (Salbutamol) Diovan (Valsartan) Warfarin Sodium (Warfarin) Sertraline HCl (Sertraline HCl) Alprazolam (Alprazolam) Pravastatin Sodium (Pravastatin) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Metoprolol Succinate (Metoprolol Succinate) ANTIULCERANTS CORTICOIDS ANTIDEPRESS.& MOOD STAB. ANTIBACTERIAL ANALGESICS ANTIULCERANTS ANTIBIOTIC ANTIBIOTIC ANTIHYPERTENSION CORTICOIDS ANGIOTEN-II ANTAG ANGIOTEN-II ANTAG B2-STIMULANTS ANGIOTEN-II ANTAG, PLAIN ANTICOAGULANT ANTIDEPRESSANT ANTIANXIETY ANTICHOLESTEREMIC ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Lisinopr/Hydrochlrthiaz (Lisinopril & Hydrochlorothiazide) Amxc Trhyd/Clvl Ptsm (Amoxicillin & Clavulanate) Seroquel (Quetiapine) Metoprolol Succinate (Metoprolol Succinate) Oxycodone/APAP (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Amlodipine Besylate (Amlodipine Besylate) Oxycodone/APAP (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) Warfarin Sodium (Warfarin) Zolpidem Tartrate (Zolpidem Tartrate) Metformin HCl (Metformin) Prednisone (Prednisone) Metformin HCl (Metformin) Fluconazole (Fluconazole) Clonazepam (Clonazepam) Omeprazole (Rx) (Omeprazole) Diovan HCT (Valsartan & Hydrochlorothiazide) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Actos (Pioglitazone) Sertraline HCl (Sertraline) PSYCHOSTIMULANTS ANTIBACTERIAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS NARCOTIC ANALGESICS ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC ANTIHYPERTENSION NARCOTIC ANALGESICS ANTICOAGULANT ANTICHOLINERGIC+B2-STIM ANTIDIABETIC ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANTIINFLAMM. ANTIDIABETIC ANTIFUNGAL ANTICONVULSANT ANTIULCERANTS ANGIOTEN-II ANTAG, COMB ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC GLITAZONE ANTIDIABETICS ANTIDEPRESSANT 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80Gabapentin (Gabapentin) Lantus (Insulin Glargine) Amlodipine Besylate (Amlodipine Besylate) Vitamin D (Vitamin D) Fluoxetine HCl (Fluoxetine) Furosemide (Furosemide) Citalopram HBr (Citalopram) Alprazolam (Alprazolam) Ciprofloxacin HCl (Ciprofloxacin) Atenolol (Atenolol) Meloxicam (Meloxicam) Omeprazole (Rx) (Omeprazole) Lorazepam (Lorazepam) Celebrex (Celecoxib) Venlafaxine HCl ER (Venlafaxine) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Lyrica (Pregabalin) Nasonex (Mometasone) Spiriva HandiHaler (Tiotropium Bromide) Furosemide (Furosemide) ANTIANXIETY&ANTICONVULS. HUMAN INSULIN+ANALOGUES ANTIHYPERTENSION ANTIDEPRESSANT DIURETIC ANTIDEPRESS.& MOOD STAB. ANTIANXIETY&HYPNO.&SEDATIVES ANTIINFECTIVES ANTIHYPERTENS.&ANTIARRHYTHM. ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANTIEMETIC ANTIULCERANTS ANTIRHEUMATIC N-STEROID ANTIDEPRESS.& MOOD STAB. ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ANTI-EPILEPTICS TOPICAL NASAL PREPS CHR. OBS. PULMONARY DIS. DIURETIC 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100Cyclobenzaprin HCl (Cyclobenzaprin) Cephalexin (Cephalexin) Abilify (Aripiprazole) Citalopram HBr (Citalopram) Cyclobenzaprin HCl (Cyclobenzaprin) Carvedilol (Carvedilol) Metformin HCl (Metformin) Potassium Cl (Potassium Chloride) Viagra (Sildenafil) Amlodipine Besylate (Amlodipine Besylate) Furosemide (Furosemide) Ibuprofen (Rx) (Ibuprofen) Azithromycin (Azithromycin) Vyvanse (Lisdexamfetamine) Zetia (Ezetimibe) Albuterol (Albuterol) Zolpidem Tartrate (Zolpidem Tartrate) Tramadol HCl (Tramadol) Prednisone (Prednisone) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) 26,427K scripts MUSCLE RELAXANT ANTIBACTERIAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS ANTIDEPRESS.& MOOD STAB. MUSCLE RELAXANT ANTIHYPER.&ANDRENERGIC ANTIDIABETIC POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PRD ANTIHYPERTENSION DIURETIC ANALGESIC ANTIBACTERIAL PSYCHOSTIMULANTS CHOLEST&TRIGLY.REGULATOR BRONCHODILATOR ANTICHOLINERGIC+B2-STIM ANALGESICS ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANTIINFLAMM. ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120Clonazepam (Clonazepam) Namenda (Memantine) Januvia (Sitagliptin) Tricor (Fenofibrate) Diazepam (Diazepam) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Loestrin 24 Fe (Norethindrone Acetate & Ethynyl Estradiol) Metformin HCl (Metformin) Furosemide (Furosemide) Prednisone (Prednisone) Allopurinol (Allopurinol) Amxc Trhyd/Clvl Ptsm (Amoxicillin & Clavulanate) Cialis (Tadalafil) Alendronate Sodium (Alendronate) Losartan Potassium (Losartan) Triamter/Hydrochlrthiaz (Triamterene & Hydrochlorothiazide) Sertraline HCl (Sertraline) Amitriptyline HCl (Amitriptyline) ANTICONVULSANT ANTI-ALZHEIMER DPP-IV INHIBITOR A-DIABS CHOLEST&TRIGLY.REGULATOR ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ANTIHYPERTENSIVE HORMONAL CONTRACEPT SYST ANTIDIABETIC DIURETIC ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANTIINFLAMM. ANTIMETABOLITE&ENZ.INHIB. ANTIBACTERIAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PRD ANTIHYPOCALCEMIC ANTIHYPER.&ANTIARRHYTHMIC DIURETIC ANTIDEPRESSANT ANALGESIC&ANTIDEPRESSANT 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140Oxycodone HCl (Oxycodone) Alprazolam (Alprazolam) Alprazolam (Alprazolam) Fluticasone Propionate (Fluticasone Propionate) Fluticasone Propionate (Fluticasone Propionate) Simvastatin (Simvastatin) Triamt/Hydrochlrthiaz (Triamterene & Hydrochlorothiazide) Suboxone (Buprenorphine & Naloxone) Oxycontin (Oxycodone) Niaspan (Niacin) Lorazepam (Lorazepam) Doxycycline Hyclate (Doxycycline) Amoxicillin (Amoxicillin) Digoxin (Digoxin) Potassium Cl (Potassium Chloride) Vytorin (Simvastatin & Ezetimibe) Lantus SoloSTAR (Insulin Glargine) APAP/Codeine (Acetaminophen & Codeine) Hydrocodone/APAP (Hydrocodone & Acetaminophen) Triamcinolone Acet (Triamcinolone Acetonide) NARCOTIC ANALGESICS ANTIANXIETY ANTIANXIETY CORTICOIDS CORTICOIDS ANTICHOLEST.&ANTILIPEMIC DIURETIC DRUGS USED IN OPIOID DEP NARCOTIC ANALGESICS CHOLEST&TRIGLY.REGULATOR ANTIBACTERIAL ANTIBIOTIC ANTIARRHYTHMIC POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENT LIP.REG.CO.W.OTH.LIP.REG HUMAN INSULIN+ANALOGUES ANALGESICS ANALGESICS ANTIINFLAMMATORY&ADRENERGIC 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160Atenolol (Atenolol) Premarin (Conjugated Estrogens) Paroxetine HCl (Paroxetine) Metoprolol Succinate (Metoprolol Succinate) Fluoxetine HCl (Fluoxetine) Flovent HFA (Fluticasone Propionate) Promethazine HCl (Promethazine) Carisoprodol (Carisoprodol) Klor-Con M20 (Potassium Chloride) Lorazepam (Lorazepam) Benicar (Olmesartan) Lovastatin (Lovastatin) Lovastatin (Lovastatin) Amphetamine Salts (Amphetamine & Dextroamphetamine) Ciprofloxacin HCl (Ciprofloxacin) Carvedilol (Carvedilol) Risperidone (Risperidone) Levoxyl (Levothyroxine) Atenolol (Atenolol) Naproxen (Naproxen) 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180Lovaza (Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Alprazolam (Alprazolam) Atenolol (Atenolol) Bystolic (Nebivolol) Penicillin VK (Penicillin) Famotidine (Famotidine) Methylprednisolone (Methylprednisolone) Gabapentin (Gabapentin) Nuvaring (Etonogestrel & Ethynyl Estradiol) Alendronate Sodium (Alendronate) Amoxicillin (Amoxicillin) Cephalexin (Cephalexin) Glyburide (Glyburide) Clindamycin HCl (Clindamycin) Folic Acid (Folic Acid) Enalapril Maleate (Enalapril Maleate) Tamsulosin HCl (Tamsulosin) Cheratussin AC (Codeine Phosphate & Guaifenesin) Prednisone (Prednisone) ANTI-ATHEROMA NATRL ORIG ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ANTIANXIETY ANTIHYPERTENS.&ANTIARRHYTHM. B-BLOCKING AGENTS ANTIBACTERIAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ANTIANXIETY&ANTICONVULS. HORMONAL CONTRACEPT SYST ANTIHYPOCALCEMIC ANTIBIOTIC ANTIBACTERIAL HYPOGLYCEMIC&ANTIARRHYTMIC ANTIBACTERIAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANDRENERGIC EXPECTORANT ANTINEOPLASTIC&ANTIINFLAMM. Reference http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2012/July2012/Top-200-Drugs-of-2011 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200Benicar HCT (Olmesartan & Hydrochlorothiazide) Gabapentin (Gabapentin) Levaquin (Levofloxacin) Trinessa-28 (Norgestimate & Ethynyl Estradiol) Ranitidine HCl (Ranitidine) Levothyroxine Sodium (Levothyroxine) Glipizide (Glipizide) Doxycycline Hyclate (Doxycycline) Tri-Sprintec (Norgestimate & Ethynyl Estradiol) Amlodipine Besylate (Amlodipine Besylate) Symbicort (Budesonide & Formoterol) Lidoderm (Lidocaine) Pantoprazole Sodium (Pantoprazole) Pantoprazole Sodium (Pantoprazole) Zyprexa (Olanzapine) Endocet (Oxycodone & Acetaminophen) Zolpidem Tartrate (Zolpidem Tartrate) Gianvi (Drospirenone & Ethynyl Estradiol) Lisinopril (Lisinopril) Diazepam (Diazepam) ANGIOTEN-II ANTAG, COMB ANTIANXIETY&ANTICONVULS. FLUORO-QUINOLONES CONTRACEPTIVES ANTIULCER&HISTAMINE H2 ANTAG. ANTIARTHRITIC HYPOGLYCEMIC ANTIBACTERIAL CONTRACEPTIVES ANTIHYPERTENSION B2-STIMULANTS+CORTICOIDS ANAESTHETICS, LOCAL ANTIULCER ANTIULCER ANTIPSYCHOTICS NARCOTIC ANALGESICS ANTICHOLINERGIC+B2-STIM CONTRACEPTIVES ANTIHYPERTENSIVE