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50 Most Commonly Prescribed Medications PDF
50 Most Commonly Prescribed Medications PDF
50 Most Commonly Prescribed Medications PDF
PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS
Total
Rank Generic Name Brand Name Drug Class Indication Prescriptions
1 Levothyroxine Synthroid Thyroid Hormone Hypothyroidism 22,664,826
Corticosteroid/Beta2-
5 Fluticasone/salmeterol Advair Diskus adrenergic Agonist Asthma 15,003,169
Schizophrenia,
14 Aripiprazole Abilify Atypical Antipsychotic Bipolar, Depression 8,777,842
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4
15 Sitagliptin Januvia inhibitor Diabetes 8,758,309
Erectile dysfunction,
17 Sildenafil Viagra PDE5 Inhibitor HTN 7,584,152
Erectile dysfunction,
18 Tadalafil Cialis PDE5 Inhibitor 7,555,933
HTN
Cholesterol absorption
19 Ezetimibe Zetia inhibitor Hypercholesterolemia 7,411,629
Congestion, sneezing,
20 Mometasone Nasonex Nasal steroid allergies 7,304,210
Corticosteroid/Beta2-
22 Budesonide/formoterol Symbicort adrenergic agonist Asthma, COPD 6,948,403
Etonogestrel/Ethinyl
28 Nuvaring Contraceptive Birth control 5,011,966
estradiol
Hydrochlorothiazide/
40 olmesartan Benicar HCT Thiazide diuretic/ARB HTN 3,633,026
Bronchodilator
48 Albuterol/ipratropium Combivent Respimat combinations Asthma, COPD 2,994,490
Antihyperlipidemic
49 Ezetimibe/Simvastatin Vytorin combination Hypercholesterolemia 2,988,460