HEALTH-SYSTEM EDITION
CLINICAL PRACTICE
TOP 200 DRUGS BY WHOLESALE ACQUISITION COST
Here are the top 200 drugs, including both brands and generics, as ranked by dollars for the hospital market in 2001. Data on the top 200 drugs as ranked by units will be published in our March 18 issue.
15
Cordarone IV
257,924,596.15
19
Integrilin
221,238,165.78
21
Paraplatin
215,771,488.08
22
Sodium chloride
210,993,001.41
26
Camptosar
163,770,542.51
27
Risperdal
156,890,648.45
31
Diflucan/ns
149,683,277.32
33
Omnipaque
141,385,800.97
36
Glucophage
124,734,781.21
37
Morphine sulfate
124,505,750.10
38
Ketorolac tromethamine
121,847,733.15
40
Lupron depot
121,772,944.72
41
Vancomycin hcl
120,817,774.18
44
Neurontin
117,671,195.77
46
Cefazolin sodium
115,308,686.58
48
Gammagard s/d
115,073,379.00
49
Cipro IV.
114,856,838.40
50
Optiray 320
110,929,229.40
52
Isovue-300
108,293,024.84
64
Midazolam HCl
91,277,000.34
67
Polygam s/d
86,940,178.51
68
OxyContin
$86,489,285.08
69
Primacor/d5w
85,692,386.69
80
Doxycycline hyclate
76,784,853.17
81
Ifex/Mesnex
76,365,059.86
86
Recombivax hb
73,449,358.68
88
Ipratropium bromide
71,878,501.48
91
Isovue-370
68,602,081.61
94
Gammar-p IV
67,312,960.00
100
Fentanyl citrate
60,894,278.15
106
Vancocin hcl
56,811,669.97
107
Combivent
55,939,648.66
109
Lorazepam
55,440,919.26
111
Famotidine
55,273,528.37
114
Sandostatin
55,150,797.71
116
Optiray 350
54,402,197.73
118
Immune globulin
53,939,229.84
119
Albuterol sulfate
53,626,069.40
120
Thrombin-jmi
53,421,825.07
121
Heparin sodium
53,408,048.21
122
Visipaque
52,418,580.35
124
Engerix-B
52,108,194.15
125
Rocephin/iso-osmotic dextrose
51,511,373.45
127
Albuminar-25
51,077,315.16
129
Solu-medrol
50,523,145.67
132
Magnevist
48,989,785.10
133
Promethazine HCl
48,762,649.70
138
Diltiazem HCl
47,538,472.30
141
Protonix IV
46,472,500.00
142
Potassium chloride
46,375,442.46
144
Depo-Provera contraceptive
46,257,374.29
145
Ranitidine HCl
46,196,809.43
149
Lidocaine HCl
43,471,154.44
152
Zithromax IV
43,269,025.77
157
Furosemide
42,092,791.85
158
Ms contin
41,426,547.91
159
Proleukin
41,335,623.00
162
Dipyridamole
40,719,755.54
164
Adalat cc
39,922,580.24
168
Terazosin HCl
38,028,052.09
169
Wellbutrin SR
38,027,507.20
171
Cleocin phosphate in d5w
36,944,486.45
173
Effexor XR
36,447,316.43
174
Brevibloc
36,255,292.60
176
Thymoglobulin
35,616,828.00
177
Fortaz in iso-osmotic dextrose
35,407,448.84
178
Acyclovir sodium
35,376,570.26
179
Singulair
35,092,276.09
180
Vecuronium bromide
34,743,849.59
182
Ferrlecit
33,396,996.00
183
Sodium bicarbonate
33,374,570.36
185
Novantrone
33,323,092.12
187
Hydrocodone w/APAP
33,203,044.73
188
Sandostatin lar
32,681,565.81
189
Albuterol
32,667,230.99
191
Gamimune n
32,081,228.35
193
Dextrose 5% water
31,454,187.46
194
Xylocaine
31,261,222.41
195
Synthroid
31,139,021.75
198
M.V.I. 12
30,849,425.99
Top 200 drugs by WAC for hospitals in 2001.
Drug Topics
2002;4:hse14.