Leading movers and shakers

Which were the leading brand and generic drugs used in hospitals in 2003? NDCHealth, a market research firm in Atlanta, provided the answers. The data that follow are based on wholesale acquisition cost (WAC).

Rank	Product	WAC dollars
1	Procrit	$1,074,568,552.79
2	Lovenox	869,739,555.30
3	Rocephin	622,104,503.10
4	Epogen	619,076,957.42
5	Zofran	579,793,759.74
6	Levaquin	571,516,211.79
7	Remicade	528,956,794.61
8	Zocor	483,862,998.16
9	Rituxan	477,835,085.62
10	Neupogen	402,875,755.00
11	Zosyn	345,786,108.60
12	Neulasta	323,324,720.00
13	Paraplatin	318,527,771.41
14	Integrilin	309,545,500.65
15	Propofol	297,327,267.60
16	Aranesp	291,778,405.80
17	Prevacid	265,694,744.11
18	Aciphex	265,666,794.60
19	Zyprexa	265,551,356.92
20	Diprivan	259,141,300.46
21	Taxotere	256,645,758.36
22	Amiodarone HCl	245,934,748.56
23	ReoPro	230,450,971.50
24	Natrecor	219,559,700.00
25	Ultane	206,429,597.60
26	Protonix IV	203,598,500.00
27	Zometa	199,029,190.00
28	Sodium Chloride	197,068,469.31
29	Gemzar	182,899,359.92
30	Primaxin	175,806,094.35
31	Camptosar	175,669,262.17
32	Diflucan/NS	174,747,099.98
33	Risperdal	168,682,107.69
34	Gammar-P I.V.	167,766,300.00
35	Eloxatin	165,038,825.49
36	Omnipaque	162,706,452.50
37	Protonix	160,606,832.10
38	Advair Diskus	158,194,195.74
39	Morphine Sulfate	153,591,386.99
40	Neurontin	149,855,340.27
41	Isovue-300	143,910,124.84
42	Duragesic	143,377,819.29
43	Anzemet	142,712,190.63
44	Optiray 320	141,885,553.16
45	Lupron Depot	140,607,441.86
46	Plavix	140,242,663.33
47	Trasylol	140,126,264.67
48	Seroquel	139,624,771.43
49	Cancidas	137,371,494.42
50	Synagis	133,477,934.38
51	Thrombin-JMI	128,635,189.84
52	Zoloft	126,160,033.10
53	Zemuron	122,236,032.87
54	Herceptin	120,727,075.18
55	Zyvox	120,472,515.17
56	Lipitor	119,270,142.43
57	Gammagard S/D	118,063,674.90
58	Adenoscan	115,068,160.31
59	Zithromax	111,678,823.17
60	Suprane	110,936,536.41
61	Zoladex	109,883,643.80
62	Vancomycin HCl	109,593,881.35
63	Kytril	109,070,079.72
64	Maxipime	106,333,083.90
65	Cipro I.V.	102,074,385.60
66	Ambisome	99,781,036.00
67	Norvasc	98,851,460.07
68	Abelcet	$98,791,264.00
69	OxyContin	98,296,917.17
70	Lorazepam	97,567,283.78
71	Xigris	97,336,438.50
72	Tequin	94,529,582.48
73	Midazolam HCl	93,680,372.04
74	Albumin	92,497,582.81
75	Retavase	91,599,429.00
76	Enalaprilat	89,980,499.74
77	Vioxx	88,584,302.48
78	Taxol	88,450,291.34
79	Visipaque	87,358,864.49
80	Allegra	87,133,706.26
81	Celebrex	86,525,601.26
82	Metformin HCl	85,743,617.25
83	Combivent	85,149,450.52
84	Gamimune N	85,123,659.05
85	Pamidronate Disodium	84,764,636.08
86	Ketorolac Tromethamine	83,367,606.19
87	Cefazolin Sodium	81,410,758.57
88	Isovue-370	79,855,988.53
89	Activase	79,719,335.85
90	Flonase	78,354,909.32
91	Paxil	77,742,699.43
92	Diflucan	77,579,433.67
93	Magnevist	76,625,787.40
94	Flovent	76,435,675.86
95	Angiomax	74,374,000.00
96	Sandostatin	73,027,941.82
97	Paclitaxel	72,966,646.74
98	Percocet	72,210,490.85
99	TNKkase	71,370,596.00
100	Albuminar-25	71,190,269.61
101	Fragmin	69,717,977.93
102	Optiray 350	69,381,542.03
103	Unasyn	68,709,863.69
104	Cipro	67,169,689.59
105	Engerix-B	67,031,215.53
106	Zithromax I.V.	66,830,002.38
107	Depakote	66,320,776.17
108	Effexor XR	65,847,596.19
109	Celexa	64,988,922.48
110	Ambien	64,159,890.63
111	Polygam S/D	63,543,708.46
112	Venoglobulin-S	63,506,737.50
113	Fosamax	63,492,354.02
114	Thymoglobulin	63,434,042.80
115	Prograf	62,906,296.57
116	Fentanyl Citrate	62,104,900.03
117	Zyrtec	61,257,771.20
118	Xopenex	61,228,625.03
119	Promethazine HCl	60,901,091.95
120	Augmentin	60,265,151.24
121	Rebetol	59,994,914.43
122	Albumarc	59,672,032.19
123	CellCept	59,283,578.43
124	Singulair	58,451,653.55
125	Onxol	58,310,742.69
126	Avandia	57,810,630.04
127	Enbrel	57,762,513.28
128	Survanta	57,497,440.24
129	Recombivax HB	57,375,186.46
130	Doxil	57,208,982.24
131	Wellbutrin SR	56,653,361.81
132	Lisinopril	56,145,457.54
133	Sandostatin LAR	55,585,074.54
134	Rocephin/ISO-Osmotic Dextrose	55,263,593.52
135	Heparin Sodium	$54,502,873.19
136	Proleukin	54,495,258.50
137	Albuterol	53,896,024.20
138	Fortaz	53,625,704.10
139	Diltiazem HCl	53,357,891.12
140	Carimune	53,160,323.50
141	NovoSeven	53,067,228.00
142	Prevnar	52,819,802.50
143	Buminate	52,749,203.20
144	Normal Saline Flush	52,520,677.59
145	Famotidine	52,471,260.90
146	Combivir	52,351,864.41
147	Tobramycin Sulfate	51,831,443.06
148	Panglobulin	51,664,383.34
149	Cerebyx	51,253,532.07
150	Imitrex	50,399,413.36
151	Potassium Chloride	49,103,096.90
152	Zemplar	48,888,364.48
153	Ferrlecit	48,850,524.00
154	Timentin	47,808,407.91
155	Actos	47,053,696.14
156	Peg-Intron	46,757,173.58
157	Omniscan	46,662,136.36
158	Depo-Provera	46,519,252.47
159	Coumadin	46,178,274.63
160	Hycamtin	46,134,339.18
161	Lovastatin	45,925,654.44
162	Alburx	45,235,338.85
163	Brevibloc	45,190,183.20
164	Geodon	44,642,424.79
165	Ipratropium Bromide	44,180,121.16
166	Premarin	44,179,354.01
167	Cefotan	44,039,144.51
168	Cervidil	43,868,857.01
169	Vancocin HCl	43,807,776.42
170	Merrem	43,800,594.20
171	Albuminar-5	43,543,365.80
172	Carimune NF Nanofiltered	43,186,377.48
173	Glucagen	42,877,358.01
174	Novantrone	42,757,793.40
175	MS Contin	42,552,086.77
176	Nexium	42,530,278.60
177	Cleocin Phosphate in D5W	42,518,056.69
178	Abilify	42,422,375.84
179	Plendil	42,220,499.28
180	Zyprexa Zydis	41,922,682.72
181	Brethine	41,886,801.54
182	Ativan	41,481,914.27
183	Corlopam	41,358,998.14
184	Coreg	41,164,354.52
185	Kaletra	41,080,502.19
186	Zantac	40,655,988.55
187	Topamax	40,496,237.74
188	Lidocaine HCl	40,393,565.14
189	Atrovent	40,072,239.47
190	Prilosec	39,894,685.19
191	Aricept	39,634,118.33
192	Dextrose 5% Water	39,431,269.64
193	Ethyol	39,216,403.07
194	Venofer	39,006,550.00
195	Pravachol	38,746,284.63
196	Argatroban	38,535,598.90
197	Albuterol Sulfate	38,416,819.52
198	Intralipid	37,435,065.20
199	Nimbex	36,902,087.74
200	Oxytocin	36,655,969.90

Judy Chi. Leading movers and shakers: Top 200 drugs for hospitals in 2003. Drug Topics Jun. 21, 2004;148:HSE23.

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