Top 200 brand and generic drugs by retail dollars in 2002

April 7, 2003

Top 200 brand and generic drugs of 2002 by dollars

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TOP 200 BRAND DRUGS BY RETAIL DOLLARS IN 2002

The top 200 brand and generic drugs by number of prescriptions dispensed in retail pharmacies for 2002 were featured in our March 17 issue. Here's another way of looking at the databy dollars.

Rank	Product	Total dollars (add 000)
1	Lipitor	$5,203,982
2	Prevacid	3,359,319
3	Prilosec	3,103,305
4	Zocor	3,099,092
5	Celebrex	2,379,539
6	Zoloft	2,355,274
7	Paxil	2,307,032
8	Zyprexa	2,099,951
9	Norvasc	1,791,688
10	Nexium	1,790,703
11	Neurontin	1,762,690
12	Vioxx	1,742,680
13	OxyContin	1,588,489
14	Wellbutrin SR	1,557,351
15	Pravachol	1,542,958
16	Effexor XR	1,534,770
17	Celexa	1,515,412
18	Claritin	1,470,888
19	Allegra	1,430,454
20	Advair Diskus	1,367,408
21	Risperdal	1,343,318
22	Augmentin	1,330,398
23	Fosamax	1,277,385
24	Ambien	1,276,193
25	Plavix	1,259,281
26	Singulair	1,192,047
27	Actos	1,172,617
28	Premarin Tabs	1,125,497
29	Protonix	1,085,427
30	Zyrtec	1,079,873
31	Zithromax Z-Pak	1,078,969
32	Viagra	1,062,441
33	Cipro	1,060,785
34	Avandia	985,592
35	Levaquin	975,249
36	Aciphex	940,916
37	Imitrex Oral	853,461
38	Ortho Tri-Cyclen	840,463
39	Seroquel	800,359
40	Flonase	765,807
41	Duragesic	752,733
42	Synthroid	749,441
43	Lotrel	682,746
44	Toprol XL	680,557
45	Depakote	666,238
46	Topamax	611,345
47	Zestril	607,167
48	Prempro	588,362
49	Flovent	588,048
50	Lamisil Oral	582,494
51	Accupril	569,082
52	Enbrel	563,595
53	Concerta	551,582
54	Accutane	548,347
55	Valtrex	541,924
56	Claritin D 24HR	526,903
57	Evista	518,305
58	Nasonex	515,867
59	Diovan	500,932
60	Cozaar	490,831
61	Procrit	477,752
62	Altace	475,435
63	Combivir	474,194
64	Clarinex	471,528
65	Rebetol	464,769
66	Diflucan	450,721
67	Allegra-D	439,645

68	Aricept	$435,245
69	Bextra	434,494
70	PEG-Intron	432,710
71	Lamictal	424,105
72	Flomax	423,444
73	Glucovance	408,869
74	Tricor	406,996
75	Avonex	396,970
76	Glucophage	396,420
77	Glucophage XR	396,259
78	Ultram	395,691
79	Prozac	392,527
80	Adderall XR	384,647
81	Claritin RediTabs	383,065
82	Zofran	382,035
83	Coreg	377,031
84	Diovan HCT	375,192
85	Serevent	373,657
86	Detrol LA	367,175
87	Hyzaar	363,535
88	Humalog	354,339
89	Xalatan	351,946
90	Cefzil	338,755
91	Prinivil	333,715
92	Claritin D 12HR	325,281
93	Combivent	324,713
94	Glucotrol XL	320,690
95	Remeron	318,167
96	Zithromax Susp	316,741
97	Lotensin	315,605
98	Levoxyl	310,721
99	Coumadin Tabs	309,057
100	Asacol	298,672
101	Pulmicort Respules	297,074
102	Ditropan XL	288,422
103	Trizivir	287,115
104	Lovenox	284,083
105	Skelaxin	275,583
106	Neupogen	274,680
107	Biaxin XL	273,633
108	CellCept	272,053
109	Serzone	269,824
110	Copaxone	268,207
111	Biaxin	267,635
112	Kaletra	265,290
113	Humulin N	263,439
114	Viracept	263,230
115	Actonel	262,657
116	Avapro	255,799
117	Prograf	249,844
118	Zerit	244,487
119	Sustiva	242,679
120	Monopril	239,119
121	Tiazac	235,885
122	Rhinocort Aqua	233,437
123	Nasacort AQ	232,261
124	Omnicef	231,488
125	Klor-Con	227,081
126	Mobic	223,533
127	Epivir	222,193
128	Patanol	219,682
129	Adderall	218,501
130	Ceftin	213,591
131	Humalog Mix 75/25 Pn	212,160
132	Trileptal	208,519
133	Augmentin ES-600	208,056
134	Zomig	207,372

135	Tequin	$206,996
136	Provigil	203,929
137	Ultracet	203,818
138	Betaseron	201,766
139	Proscar	201,688
140	Miacalcin Nasal	201,684
141	Depakote ER	200,338
142	Humulin 70/30	199,477
143	Paxil CR	198,760
144	Geodon Oral	197,675
145	Lantus	197,086
146	Imitrex Inj	196,220
147	Amaryl	194,737
148	Xopenex	192,650
149	Famvir	190,445
150	Avelox	190,302
151	Zyrtec Syrup	190,187
152	Zanaflex	187,603
153	Zithromax	186,204
154	Inderal LA	184,022
155	AndroGel	182,801
156	Bactroban	179,840
157	Ortho-Novum 7/7/7	178,540
158	Sporanox	175,151
159	Plendil	173,395
160	Lescol	172,274
161	Differin	168,930
162	Ortho-Cyclen	168,298
163	Casodex	165,173
164	Tobradex	161,985
165	Macrobid	161,170
166	Zestoretic	159,020
167	Xenical	157,392
168	Atacand	155,999
169	Aldara	155,082
170	DDAVP	154,336
171	BenzaClin	150,424
172	Arava	150,346
173	Benzamycin	147,361
174	Detrol	145,589
175	Arthrotec	143,187
176	Cosopt	142,736
177	Niaspan	142,578
178	Penlac	142,319
179	RenaGel	141,651
180	Neoral	141,624
181	Dovonex	141,193
182	Epogen	141,088
183	Amoxil	139,343
184	Tussionex	138,014
185	Azmacort	137,427
186	Keppra	137,292
187	Ziagen	137,182
188	Welchol	136,686
189	Vicoprofen Non-Inj	135,590
190	Atrovent Inh	135,529
191	Prevpac	135,064
192	Dilantin Kapseals	134,359
193	Viread	134,186
194	Catapres-TTS	133,982
195	Maxalt	132,952
196	Mircette	132,666
197	Pulmicort Turbuhaler	132,137
198	Zantac	132,035
199	Lescol XL	131,271
200	Avalide	130,452
All others	$23,723,872

TOP 200 GENERIC DRUGS BY RETAIL DOLLARS IN 2002

Rank	Product	Total dollars (add 000)
1	Fluoxetine	$1,525,188
2	Hydrocodone/APAP	1,338,743
3	Metformin	855,056
4	Albuterol Aerosol	688,239
5	Ranitidine HCl	682,612
6	Alprazolam	635,184
7	Atenolol	603,765
8	Lorazepam	524,780
9	Cephalexin	499,149
10	Propoxyphene-N/APAP	462,955
11	Enalapril	437,319
12	Buspirone HCl	430,475
13	Tamoxifen	420,209
14	Lisinopril	415,831
15	Amoxicillin	379,308
16	Amoxicillin/Pot Clav	374,240
17	Clonazepam	366,678
18	Albuterol Neb Soln	343,592
19	Verapamil SR	330,602
20	Naproxen	330,521
21	Minocycline	325,955
22	Isosorbide Mononitrt	318,492
23	Triamterene w/HCTZ	310,853
24	Warfarin	302,441
25	Carisoprodol	290,934
26	Glyburide	283,831
27	Metoprolol Tartrate	277,175
28	Furosemide Oral	259,130
29	Cartia XT	255,572
30	Nifedipine ER	253,518
31	Ibuprofen	251,593
32	Famotidine	248,999
33	Diltiazem CD	248,995
34	Acetaminophen w/Cod	248,555
35	Terazosin	245,807
36	Cyclobenzaprine	232,720
37	Hydrochlorothiazide	214,647
38	Potassium Chloride	210,150
39	Trazodone HCl	208,149
40	Gemfibrozil	207,270
41	Acyclovir	206,449
42	Clindamycin Systemic	204,833
43	Tramadol	203,925
44	Nabumetone	200,294
45	Amiodarone	185,146
46	Amitriptyline	183,308
47	Doxazosin	179,188
48	Morphine Sul Non Inj	171,514
49	Trimethoprim/Sulfa	167,335
50	Methotrexate	162,766
51	Ipratropium Bromide	160,838
52	Spironolactone	158,838
53	Amphetamine Salt Cmb	156,115
54	Prednisone Oral	155,421
55	Bisoprolol/HCTZ	154,031
56	Cefuroxime Axetil	152,175
57	Oxycodone w/APAP	143,949
58	Clotrimazl/Betamthsn	140,521
59	Captopril	140,483
60	Doxycycline	138,990
61	Fluvoxamine	138,395
62	Lovastatin	136,917
63	Nifedical XL	136,260
64	Trimox	131,557
65	Diclofenac Sodium	121,187
66	Cimetidine	118,823
67	Diazepam	118,482

68	Butalbital/APAP/Caf	$115,520
69	Hydroxychloroquine	115,089
70	Phentermine	112,934
71	Sotalol	110,509
72	Clonidine	108,300
73	Estradiol Oral	107,580
74	Nitroglycerin	106,843
75	Allopurinol	105,770
76	Methylprednis Tabs	105,247
77	Nifedipine	105,215
78	Tizanidine HCl	104,897
79	Clobetasol	103,461
80	Etodolac	101,543
81	Carbidopa/Levodopa	100,811
82	Hydroxyzine	99,109
83	Lisinopril/HCTZ	98,123
84	Temazepam	96,250
85	Clorazepate Dipot	95,842
86	Benzonatate	92,140
87	Clindamycin Topical	91,634
88	Methylphenidate	90,370
89	Nortriptyline	89,169
90	Carbidopa/Levdpa ER	88,885
91	Diltiazem SR	85,559
92	Glipizide	81,839
93	Metoclopramide	81,110
94	Medrxyprgsterone Tab	80,728
95	Naproxen Sodium	80,371
96	Labetalol	79,607
97	Phenytoin Sodium Ext	75,446
98	Clozapine	74,029
99	Promethazine Tabs	72,612
100	Megestrol Oral Susp	72,582
101	Cefadroxil	71,570
102	Propranolol HCl	70,078
103	Carbamazepine	69,619
104	Baclofen	68,513
105	Azathioprine	67,686
106	Metronidazole Tabs	66,474
107	Bupropion	66,369
108	Timolol Maleate GFS	64,210
109	Cefaclor	64,186
110	Tretinoin	64,126
111	Nadolol	63,661
112	Methocarbamol	63,345
113	Ketoconazole Topical	62,866
114	Penicillin VK	62,774
115	Nystatin Systemic	61,249
116	Ursodiol	60,466
117	Pentoxifylline	60,177
118	Orphenadrine Citrate	58,082
119	Piroxicam	57,500
120	Propafenone	57,476
121	Hyoscyamine	57,093
122	Omeprazole	56,508
123	Microgestn Fe 1.5/30	56,159
124	Promethazine/Codeine	56,048
125	Triamcinln Acet Top	55,640
126	Microgestin Fe 1/20	55,614
127	Octicair	55,261
128	Oxaprozin	55,169
129	Fluocinonide	55,160
130	Prochlorperaz Mal	51,987
131	Glyburide Micronized	51,560
132	Imipramine HCl	51,083
133	Butalbital Cmpd w/Cd	50,095
134	Atenolol Chlorthal	49,735

135	Meclizine HCl	$49,635
136	Oxandrin	48,972
137	Doxepin	47,431
138	Butorphanol NS	46,062
139	Diphenoxylate w/Atro	45,716
140	Nitrofurantoin Mcroc	45,469
141	Dicyclomine HCl	44,591
142	Folic Acid	43,221
143	Nizatidine	41,379
144	Indomethacin	40,833
145	Desmopressin Acetate	40,614
146	Hydrocortsn Valerate	40,180
147	Indapamide	39,516
148	Sucralfate	39,340
149	Oxybutynin Chloride	38,993
150	Prednisolne Acet Oph	38,825
151	Lithium Carbonate	38,563
152	Hydrocortison Top Rx	38,154
153	Clomiphene Citrate	37,295
154	Quinine Sulfate	37,243
155	Guaifenesin/Pseudoep	36,811
156	NovoLog	36,725
157	Albuterol Oral Liq	36,180
158	Neomycin/Polymx/HC	35,966
159	Cyclosporine Micro	34,304
160	Bumetanide Non-Inj	34,262
161	Indomethacin SR	33,859
162	Chlorhexidine Glucon	33,612
163	Sulindac	33,565
164	Guanfacine HCl	33,433
165	Ketoconazole Syst	33,340
166	Estropipate	33,131
167	Megestrol Tabs	32,875
168	Dexamethasone Oral	32,545
169	Phenazopyridine HCl	32,302
170	Oxazepam	31,858
171	Lactulose	31,857
172	Nicotine Transdermal	31,643
173	Ery-Tab	31,364
174	Enulose	31,290
175	Guaifenesin LA	31,238
176	Cholestyramine	30,750
177	Haloperidol	30,674
178	Desoximetasone	30,638
179	Timolol Maleate Oph	30,185
180	Torsemide	30,174
181	Naproxen EC	29,602
182	Methimazole	29,528
183	Methadone HCl Non-In	29,496
184	Theophylline SR	29,446
185	Butalbital Cmpd	29,217
186	Prednisolone Oral	29,107
187	Ibuprofen Liquid	29,027
188	Ketoprofen	28,988
189	Enalapril Mal/HCTZ	28,587
190	Polymyxin B/Trimeth	28,429
191	Tetracycline	28,242
192	Nitroquick	27,606
193	Diclofenac Potassium	27,158
194	Benztropine	27,031
195	Methylphenidate SR	26,906
196	Q-Mibid-LA	26,654
197	Calcitriol	26,518
198	Dextroamphetamine Sf	26,327
199	Sulfasalazine	26,161
200	Adipex-P	26,153
All others	$3,444,284

Top 200 brand and generic drugs by retail dollars in 2002. Drug Topics 2003;7:53,57.