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The top 200 brand drugs in 2003 (by units)

The top 200 brand and generic drugs for 2003 by retail dollars were listed in our March 8 issue. What follows are the same data for brand drugs by units, or number of prescriptions.

2002
Rank
2003
Rank
Product
Total retail units
(add 000)
1
2
4
5
8
12
7
9
3
18
11
13
10
14
30
19
31
16
20
28
22
23
17
25
6
41
42
34
200>
37
27
36
32
39
45
46
47
38
35
48
50
200>
82
155
55
51
67
33
54
53
52
68
60
44
49
59
62
70
56
66
40
63
92
64
58
72
78
75
71
73
129
111
61
43
81
86
84
65
79
117
83
99
26
94
131
126
115
112
88
90
15
87
103
74
97
110
200>
102
77
114
93
120
100
109
124
116
148
158
200>
104
89
200>
101
123
121
134
136
127
138
132
105
149
200>
142
125
137
130
192
168
122
200>
200>
169
152
133
177
194
179
200>
151
144
113
191
157
128
140
175
154
108
167
200>
150
170
146
164
91
156
180
98
200>
176
200>
85
118
200>
200>
197
163
143
190
200>
189
200>
173
160
200>
174
185
166
162
24
200>
186
80
200>
200>
171
200
182
200>
147
172
200>
198
200>
139
29
141
200>
200>
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Lipitor
Synthroid
Norvasc
Zoloft
Zithromax Z-Pak
Toprol XL
Zocor
Prevacid
Premarin Tabs
Ambien
Levoxyl
Allegra
Celebrex
Ortho Tri-Cyclen
Nexium
Zyrtec
Singulair
Vioxx
Fosamax
Effexor XR
Viagra
Neurontin
Celexa
Wellbutrin SR
Paxil
Protonix
Advair Diskus
Flonase
Lexapro
Plavix
Pravachol
Levaquin
Accupril
Diflucan
Altace
Diovan
Lotrel
Glucotrol XL
Klor-Con
Zithromax Susp
Clarinex
Ortho Evra
Bextra
Paxil CR
Actos
Cozaar
Diovan HCT
Cipro
Avandia
Risperdal
Nasonex
Digitek
Aciphex
Coumadin Tabs
Lotensin
Glucophage XR
Allegra-D
Concerta
Zyprexa
Flomax
Amoxil
OxyContin
Adderall XR
Evista
Flovent
Hyzaar
Tricor
Amaryl
Glucovance
Combivent
Yasmin 28
Actonel
Xalatan
Lanoxin
Valtrex
Zyrtec Syrup
Seroquel
Depakote
Levothroid
Zithromax
Skelaxin
Ultracet
Prempro
Endocet
Lantus
Omnicef
Augmentin ES-600
Topamax
Avapro
Macrobid
Prilosec
Imitrex Oral
Coreg
Humulin N
Detrol LA
Rhinocort Aqua
Zetia
Nasacort AQ
Monopril
Aviane
Cefzil
Biaxin XL
Bactroban
Humalog
Duragesic
Patanol
Miralax
Zyrtec-D
Strattera
Trivora-28
Dilantin Kapseals
Elidel
Humulin 70/30
Inderal LA
Aricept
Tussionex
Apri
Ditropan XL
Niaspan
Low-Ogestrel
Necon 1/35
Avelox
Kariva
Mobic
Biaxin
Atacand
Tobradex
Alphagan P
Lescol XL
Plendil
Augmentin XR
Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo
Avalide
Lamisil Oral
Miacalcin Nasal
Lamictal
Orapred
Xopenex
Trileptal
Proscar
Ciloxan
Roxicet
Pulmicort Respules
BenzaClin
Lescol
Tequin
Depakote ER
Prometrium
Tiazac
Thyroid, Armour
Benicar
Differin
MetroGel-Vaginal
Atrovent Inh
Cosopt
Ortho-Novum 7/7/7
Femhrt
Vivelle-DOT
Ortho-Cyclen
Astelin
Lotensin HCT
Foltx
Serevent
Mircette
Sprintec
Tamiflu
Guaifenex PSE
Elocon
Alesse-28
Depo-Provera
Promethegan
Zantac
Ovcon-35
Estrostep Fe
Climara
Activella
Humalog Mix 75/25
Asacol
Humulin R
Ocuflox
Augmentin
Mavik
Sonata
Glucophage
Levora
Floxin Otic
Proventil HFA
Catapres-TTS
Zaroxolyn
Serevent Diskus
Triphasil
Azmacort
Zovia 1/35
Nizoral Shampoo
Cipro HC Otic
Serzone
Zestril
Prozac
Cenestin
Lumigan
All others
57,007
42,349
29,549
28,236
26,160
25,090
23,954
23,319
22,113
21,179
20,995
19,912
19,222
19,016
18,851
17,518
17,440
17,104
17,102
16,496
15,685
15,641
15,231
15,076
14,836
13,968
13,793
13,567
13,390
13,291
13,238
12,766
11,349
10,968
10,620
10,531
10,380
9,824
9,694
9,544
9,393
9,193
9,175
8,405
8,222
8,168
8,078
7,937
7,871
7,513
7,502
7,490
7,459
7,312
7,103
7,102
7,065
6,960
6,906
6,898
6,877
6,598
6,443
6,330
6,294
6,217
6,216
6,211
6,206
6,163
6,096
6,086
6,061
6,040
5,922
5,767
5,767
5,384
5,176
5,000
4,994
4,984
4,926
4,858
4,853
4,814
4,805
4,764
4,706
4,676
4,621
4,606
4,561
4,536
4,528
4,492
4,364
4,353
4,297
4,210
4,208
3,939
3,861
3,754
3,659
3,641
3,554
3,548
3,462
3,441
3,416
3,359
3,267
3,223
3,219
3,204
3,191
3,172
3,101
2,945
2,940
2,933
2,885
2,874
2,777
2,739
2,682
2,641
2,626
2,623
2,560
2,508
2,501
2,482
2,453
2,423
2,404
2,340
2,328
2,310
2,301
2,299
2,291
2,276
2,258
2,226
2,210
2,201
2,149
2,142
2,107
2,073
2,064
2,049
2,041
2,005
1,989
1,984
1,966
1,919
1,912
1,901
1,890
1,876
1,866
1,819
1,809
1,794
1,776
1,769
1,765
1,763
1,747
1,744
1,727
1,726
1,724
1,719
1,709
1,677
1,647
1,641
1,627
1,613
1,596
1,571
1,557
1,548
1,526
1,508
1,496
1,465
1,456
1,450
1,443
1,428
1,418
1,407
1,400
1,388
316,155
Source: Verispan SPA Year 2003

 

Marina Marketos. The top 200 brand drugs in 2003 (by units). Drug Topics Mar. 22, 2004;148:76.

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