Top 200 brand and generic drugs by retail sales in 2001

February 18, 2002

Top 200 brand and generic drugs by dollar sales

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TOP 200 BRAND-NAME DRUGS BY RETAIL SALES IN 2001

The following two pages list the top 200 drugs, by brand versus generics, in terms of dollars for the retail market in 2001. Data on the top 200 drugs by units will be published in our March 4 issue.

Rank	Product	Total retail
1	Lipitor	$4,517,478
2	Prilosec	3,999,001
3	Prevacid	3,195,795
4	Zocor	2,739,193
5	Celebrex	2,387,217
6	Zoloft	2,152,547
7	Paxil	2,124,120
8	Vioxx	2,026,156
9	Prozac	1,993,826
10	Augmentin	1,873,078
11	Claritin	1,869,702
12	Zyprexa	1,823,417
13	Norvasc	1,766,534
14	Glucophage	1,734,449
15	OxyContin	1,485,974
16	Neurontin	1,485,674
17	Pravachol	1,420,135
18	Premarin Tabs	1,240,435
19	Risperdal	1,188,260
20	Wellbutrin SR	1,185,924
21	Allegra	1,164,725
22	Effexor XR	1,151,407
23	Celexa	1,139,686
24	Zithromax Z-Pak	1,07,4728
25	Cipro	1,065,954
26	Ambien	1,048,101
27	Fosamax	1,038,348
28	Singulair	1,003,886
29	Viagra	984,294
30	Zyrtec	974,546
31	Actos	934,068
32	Avandia	925,312
33	Zestril	910,557
34	Levaquin	897,419
35	Plavix	870,797
36	Imitrex Oral	813,924
37	Prempro	780,565
38	Ortho Tri-Cyclen	767,798
39	Synthroid	747,935
40	Flovent	737,944
41	Depakote	731,231
42	Aciphex	719,922
43	Flonase	701,222
44	Ultram	697,044
45	Accutane	627,995
46	Enbrel	594,691
47	Claritin D 24HR	570,741
48	Accupril	563,438
49	Lamisil Oral	543,014
50	Protonix	542,477
51	Seroquel	539,158
52	Lotrel	538,077
53	Duragesic	530,004
54	Nasonex	512,839
55	Adderall	511,728
56	Prinivil	508,165
57	Combivir	496,088
58	Toprol XL	490,179
59	Serevent	489,795
60	Evista	470,824
61	Ceftin	465,875
62	Nexium	458,417
63	Advair Diskus	451,041
64	Cozaar	441,399
65	Claritin D 12HR	441,381
66	Valtrex	429,599
67	Diflucan	425,466
68	Aricept	412,649
69	Procrit	401,364
70	Topamax	393,202
71	Allegra-D	390,100
72	Avonex	385,829
73	Serzone	382,157
74	Claritin RediTabs	375,481
75	Xalatan	374,152
76	Diovan	371,954
77	Concerta	370,393
78	Biaxin	370,073
79	Coumadin Tabs	370,057
80	Cefzil	366,877
81	Remeron	340,805
82	Flomax	337,822
83	Lotensin	327,290
84	Glucotrol XL	324,686
85	Hyzaar	323,784
86	Humulin N	312,896
87	Viracept	310,946
88	Zofran	303,297
89	Altace	300,453
90	Lamictal	294,040
91	Zithromax Susp	290,699
92	Zerit	288,401
93	Combivent	286,174
94	Coreg	285,232
95	Asacol	279,278
96	Tricor	277,821
97	Neupogen	272,775
98	Humalog	266,521
99	Pepcid	266,136
100	Detrol	263,993
101	Diovan HCT	263,979
103	Relafen	259,266
104	Glucovance	253,236
105	Biaxin XL	251,903
106	Baycol	246,052
107	Betaseron	241,988
108	Monopril	241,161
109	Lovenox	240,980
110	Ditropan XL	239,333
111	Levoxyl	239,292
112	Tiazac	238,839
113	K-Dur 20	233,863
114	Avapro	230,531
115	Miacalcin Nasal	227,983
116	Zestoretic	227,307
117	Humulin 70/30	225,731
118	Tequin	223,719
119	Epivir	220,419
120	Sustiva	216,082
121	CellCept	215,841
122	Copaxone	213,685
123	Glucophage XR	212,769
124	Sporanox	212,615
125	Adalat CC	212,271
126	Zomig	208,735
127	BuSpar Dividose	208,429
128	Prograf	207,996
129	Lescol	205,485
130	Axid	201,825
131	Xenical	201,797
132	Imitrex Inj	199,472
133	Famvir	198,800
134	Ortho-Novum 7/7/7	196,422
135	Benzamycin	192,208
136	Proscar	190,993
137	Bactroban	188,238
138	Patanol	185,361
139	Neoral	183,755
140	Skelaxin	183,333
141	Alesse-28	183,018
142	Plendil	182,054
143	Alphagan	180,333
144	Azmacort	179,945
145	Mevacor	177,827
146	Ortho-Cyclen	175,595
147	Kaletra	175,448
148	Amaryl	174,919
149	Detrol LA	174,316
150	Pulmicort Respules	173,880
151	Nasacort AQ	171,222
152	Cardizem CD	170,973
153	BuSpar	169,972
154	Zanaflex	169,965
155	Meridia	164,191
156	Differin	161,988
157	Mobic	161,316
158	Dilantin Kapseals	161,048
159	Atrovent Inh	157,109
160	Zantac	155,470
161	Casodex	155,067
162	Rhinocort Aqua	154,080
163	Serostim	153,387
164	Tobradex	152,977
165	Rebetron 1200 Pen	152,971
166	Procardia XL	151,433
167	Zyrtec Syrup	150,246
168	Mircette	149,948
169	Triphasil	147,239
170	Arava	146,950
171	Arthrotec	146,940
172	Macrobid	144,811
173	Trizivir	144,606
174	Omnicef	142,600
175	Amoxil	142,582
176	Actonel	141,290
177	Pulmicort Turbuhaler	141,095
178	DDAVP	140,645
179	Ziagen	138,565
180	Vicoprofen Non-Inj	138,135
181	Lanoxin	137,196
182	Xanax	136,064
183	Atacand	135,194
184	Gonal-F	134,971
185	Lotrisone	134,846
186	Humalog Mix 75/25 Pn	134,665
187	Vasotec	133,982
188	Penlac	133,439
189	Elocon	131,362
190	Accolate	131,032
191	Provigil	129,704
192	Dovonex	128,358
193	Cosopt	127,964
194	Xopenex	127,699
195	Avelox	127,411
196	Lupron Depot	127,216
197	MS Contin	125,281
198	Epogen	125,197
199	Estratest Tabs	124,689
200	Viramune	122,805
	All others	22,948,585

TOP 200 GENERIC DRUGS BY RETAIL SALES IN 2001

Rank	Product	Total retail
1	Hydrocodone/APAP	$1,196,475
2	Fluoxetine	730,648
3	Ranitidine HCl	707,835
4	Albuterol Aerosol	702,662
5	Alprazolam	598,903
6	Atenolol	551,753
7	Lorazepam	536,468
8	Propoxyphene-N/APAP	476,805
9	Tamoxifen	443,451
10	Cephalexin	442,375
11	Enalapril	432,451
12	Albuterol Neb Soln	368,869
13	Clonazepam	367,277
14	Amoxicillin	366,823
15	Verapamil SR	335,300
16	Glyburide	333,744
17	Isosorbide Mononitrate	331,553
18	Triamterene w/HCTZ	324,039
19	Naproxen	323,016
20	Minocycline	319,240
21	Buspirone HCl	309,301
22	Cartia XT	308,436
23	Nifedipine ER	303,866
24	Carisoprodol	298,046
25	Terazosin	287,544
26	Metoprolol Tartrate	273,463
27	Ibuprofen	257,002
28	Acetaminophen w/Cod	255,322
29	Furosemide Oral	255,015
30	Warfarin	240,176
31	Cyclobenzaprine	226,804
32	Acyclovir	224,051
33	Diltiazem CD	211,696
34	Doxazosin	209,082
35	Gemfibrozil	203,637
36	Trazodone HCl	200,631
37	Hydrochlorothiazide	189,601
38	Famotidine	185,953
39	Trimethoprim/Sulfa	175,624
40	Amitriptyline	173,146
41	Ipratropium Bromide	171,755
42	Bisoprolol/HCTZ	167,567
43	Amiodarone	167,213
44	Clindamycin Systemic	160,811
45	Trimox	154,402
46	Prednisone Oral	152,704
47	Methotrexate	151,220
48	Propranolol LA	146,165
49	Spironolactone	145,930
50	Potassium Chloride	142,163
51	Cimetidine	139,327
52	Captopril	135,671
53	Methylphenidate	129,344
54	Doxycycline	128,377
55	Diclofenac Sodium	117,586
56	Estradiol Oral	116,408
57	Fluvoxamine	116,393
58	Hydroxychloroquine	115,541
59	Diazepam	111,830
60	Nitroglycerin	110,455
61	Methylprednis Tabs	109,528
62	Clorazepate Dipot	109,508
63	Etodolac	109,220
64	Phentermine	108,739
65	Medroxyprogesterone Tab	106,196
66	Morphine Sul Non Inj	105,841
67	Clonidine	101,132
68	Diltiazem SR	98,979
69	Oxycodone w/APAP	98,438
70	Sotalol	97,633
71	Allopurinol	96,903
72	Temazepam	96,673
73	Nortriptyline	94,469
74	Butalbital/APAP/Caf	92,443
75	Clobetasol	92,049
76	Carbidopa/Levodopa	92,048
77	Glipizide	87,310
78	Benzonatate	85,550
79	Nifedipine	84,281
80	Cefaclor	81,787
81	Carbidopa/Levodopa ER	78,683
82	Labetalol	77,013
83	Cefadroxil	75,859
84	Naproxen Sodium	75,635
85	Pentoxifylline	75,091
86	Metoclopramide	74,871
87	Carbamazepine	72,545
88	Nifedical XL	72,519
89	Nadolol	70,196
90	Clotrimazl/Betamthsn	68,582
91	Clindamycin Topical	68,148
92	Azathioprine	67,528
93	Orphenadrine Citrate	66,430
94	Bupropion	66,124
95	Neomycin/Polymx/HC	65,704
96	Glyburide Micronized	65,324
97	Propranolol HCl	64,074
98	Metronidazole Tabs	63,001
99	Hyoscyamine	61,291
100	Ketoconazole Topical	61,187
101	Methocarbamol	61,033
102	Clozapine	60,494
103	Phenytoin Sodium Ext	58,908
104	Fluocinonide	58,551
105	Prochlorperaz Mal	57,489
106	Gleevec	55,970
107	Imipramine HCl	55,779
108	Meclizine HCl	54,570
109	Oxaprozin	53,808
110	Nystatin Systemic	53,775
111	Tretinoin	53,462
112	Baclofen	51,786
113	Hydroxyzine	51,600
114	Doxepin	51,044
115	Triamcinln Acet Top	50,968
116	Penicillin VK	50,961
117	Atenolol Chlorthal	49,300
118	Dicyclomine HCl	47,923
119	Nabumetone	48,860
120	Piroxicam	47,709
121	Timolol Maleate GFS	47,483
122	Ursodiol	46,498
123	Butalbital Cmpd w/Cd	46,493
124	Indapamide	45,774
125	Diphenoxylate w/Atro	45,609
126	Promethazine/Codeine	45,519
127	Guaifenesin/Pseudoep	45,050
128	Adipex-P	43,921
129	Nitrofurantoin Mcroc	42,492
130	Lithium Carbonate	42,087
131	Hydrocortsn Valerate	41,175
132	Sucralfate	40,980
133	Prednisolone Oral	40,943
134	Prednisolne Acet Oph	40,713
135	Oxybutynin Chloride	40,313
136	Desmopressin Acetate	39,419
137	Theophylline SR	39,260
138	Folic Acid	38,781
139	Indomethacin	38,662
140	Hydrocortisone Top Rx	38,573
141	Methylphenidate SR	38,559
142	Clomiphene Citrate	37,793
143	Albuterol Oral Liq	37,010
144	Ketoprofen	36,980
145	Promethazine Tabs	36,876
146	Octicair	36,690
147	Estropipate	36,624
148	Ery-Tab	36,378
149	Guanfacine HCl	35,450
150	Sulindac	35,442
151	Bumetanide Non-Inj	35,153
152	Propafenone	34,398
153	Ketoconazole Syst	33,678
154	Guaifenesin Rx	33,389
155	Enulose	33,374
156	Phenazopyridine HCl	33,122
157	Timolol Maleate Oph	32,898
158	Indomethacin SR	32,307
159	Diclofenac Sodium SR	32,138
160	Desoximetasone	31,780
161	Diclofenac Potassium	31,746
162	Polymyxin B/Trimeth	31,532
163	Ticlopidine	31,371
164	Chlorhexidine Glucon	30,745
165	Cromolyn Sod Neb Sln	30,445
166	Haloperidol	30,322
167	Oxazepam	29,844
168	Tetracycline	29,194
169	Cyclosporine Micro	28,370
170	Dexamethasone Oral	28,087
171	Quintex PSE	28,051
172	Megestrol Tabs	28,041
173	Cholestyramine	27,772
174	Nitroquick	27,046
175	Sulfasalazine	26,981
176	Quinine Sulfate	26,850
177	Lactulose	26,332
178	Clotrimazole Top	26,309
179	Phenobarbital	26,298
180	Nystatin/Triamcinoln	26,168
181	Guaifenesin LA	26,092
182	Ibuprofen Liquid	25,903
183	Doxycycline Monhydrt	25,410
184	Valproic Acid	25,346
185	Dipyridamole	25,215
186	Butalbital Cmpd	24,656
187	Levothyroxine	23,760
188	Benztropine	23,752
189	Triazolam	23,742
190	Colchicine	23,694
191	Methadone HCl Non-In	23,331
192	Naproxen EC	23,317
193	Diltia XT	22,678
194	Nicotine Transdermal	22,673
195	Diflorasone	22,626
196	Selegiline	22,621
197	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	22,553
198	Lonox	22,262
199	Hydroxyurea	21,957
200	Erythromycin Topical	21,914
All others	2,769,669

Source: Scott-Levin SPA 12/01

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