Top selling Drugs

Sales Rank	Brand name	Trade name	Manufacturer	Indications *	# Rx **
1	Hydrocodone w/APAP	Hydrocodone w/APAP	Various	pain	85,112,785
2	Lipitor	Atorvastatin	Pfizer US Pharm	prevention of cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolemia	65,529,814
3	Synthroid	Levothyroxine	Abbott	hypothyroidism, euthyroid goiters	47,229,229
4	Atenolol	Tenormin	Various	hypertension, angina pectoris, acute MI	40,919,771
5	Zithromax	Azithromycin	Pfizer US Pharm	infections	39,535,047
6	Amoxil	Amoxicillin	Various	infections	35,768,145
7	Furosemide	Lasix	Various	edema, hypertension, acute pulmonary edema	35,093,279
8	Hydrodiuril	Hydrochlorothiazide	Various	edema, hypertension	34,172,989
9	Norvasc	Amlodipine besylate	Pfizer US Pharm	hypertension, coronary artery disease	33,331,079
10	Zestoretic	Lisinopril	Various	hypertension, heart failure, acute MI	32,221,108
11	Xanax	Alprazolam	Various	anxiety disorder, panic disorder	30,786,016
12	Zoloft	Sertraline	Pfizer US Pharm	depression, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD, PMDD, social anxiety	29,664,731
13	Proventil	Albuterol aerosol	Various	bronchospasm, asthma	29,228,793
14	Toprol-XL	Metoprolol	AstraZeneca	hypertension, angina pectoris, heart failure	28,103,595
15	Zocor	Simvastatin	MSD	reduction of CHD, hypercholesterolemia	27,420,730
16	Premarin	Conjugated Estrogens	Wyeth Pharm	menopausal symptoms, breast cancer (palliation), prostate carcinoma, postmenopausal osteoporosis	26,269,932
17	Prevacid	Lansoprazole	Tap Pharm	duodenal and gastric ulcer, GERD, erosive esophagitis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome	25,582,478
18	Zyrtec	Cetirizine	Pfizer US Pharm	allergic rhinitis, chronic urticaria	24,255,493
19	Motrin	Ibuprofen	Various	rheumatoid arth, osteoarth, pain, primary dysmenorrhea	23,558,526
20	Levoxyl	Levothyroxine	Monarch Pharm	hypothyroidism, pituitary TSH suppression	22,434,667
21	Darvon	Propoxyphene	Various	pain	22,093,413
22	Dyrenium	Triamterene	Various	edema	21,973,247
23	Celebrex	Celecoxib	Pharmacia Upjohn	osteoarth, rheumatoid arth, familial adenomatous polyposis	21,771,300
24	Ambien	Zolpidem	Sanofi	insomnia	21,457,104
25	Allegra	Fexofenadine	Aventis	allergic rhinitis, chronic idiopathic urticaria	21,205,541
26	Keflex	Cephalexin	Various	infections	21,075,715
27	Nexium	Esomeprazole	AstraZeneca	GERD, gastric ulcer	21,028,143
28	Fosamax	Alendronate	MSD	osteoporosis	20,580,963
29	Vioxx (not in US since '04)	Rofecoxib	MSD	osteoarth, rheumatoid arth, pain, juvenile rheumatoid arth, acute pain, primary dysmenorrhea, migrane	18,938,103
30	Singulair	Montelukast	MSD	asthma, allergic rhinitis	18,519,726
31	Ortho Tri-Cyclen	Norgestimate/Ethinyl Estradiol	Ortho	--	18,479,661
32	Deltasone	Prednisone	Various	endocrine disorders, rheumatic disorders, collagen diseases, dermatological diseases, allergies, ophthalmic diseases, respiratory diseases, hematologic disorders, neoplastic diseases, edematous states, GI diseases, nervous system, misc	18,384,356
33	Lopressor	Metoprolol tartrate	Various	hypertension, angina pectoris, MI	17,252,205
34	Prozac	Fluoxetine	Various	depression, OCD, bulimia nervosa, panic disorder	17,136,837
35	Effexor XR	Venlafaxine hydrochlorids	Wyeth Pharm	depression, genl anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder	17,059,254
36	Neurontin	Gabapentin	Pfizer US Pharm	postherpetic neuralgia, epilepsy	16,896,050
37	Ativan	Lorazepam	Various	anxiety	16,031,957
38	Klonopin	Clonazepam	Various	seizure disorders, panic disorder	16,004,921
39	Celexa	Citalopram	Forest	depression	15,965,999
40	Viagra	Sildenafil Citrate	Pfizer US Pharm	erectile dysfunction	15,917,117
41	Zyban/Wellbutrin	bupropion HCL	GlaxoSmithKline	-------	15,614,591
42	Paxil	Paroxetine	GlaxoSmithKline	----------	15,613,429
43	Pravachol	Pravastatin	BMS Primary Care	----------	15,309,178
44	Plavix	Clopidogrel	BMS Primary Care		15,175,822
45	Trimox	Amoxicillin	Sandoz	infection	15,103,044
46	Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	Various		14,975,013
47	Protonix	Pantoprazole	Wyeth Pharm		14,956,685
48	Advair Diskus	Salmeterol/Fluticasone	GlaxoSmithKline		14,896,462
49	Flonase	Fluticasone	Allen&Hanburys		14,549,702
50	Metformin	Metformin	Various	diabetes	14,201,553
51	Amoxicillin/Clavulanate	Amoxicillin/Clavulanate	Various		14,194,827
52	Amitriptyline	Amitriptyline	Various		13,744,514
53	Ranitidine HCl	Ranitidine	Various		13,705,061
54	Acetaminophen/Codeine	Acetaminophen/Codeine	Various		13,565,004
55	Lexapro	Escitalopram	Forest Pharm		13,532,871
56	Accupril	Quinapril	Pfizer US Pharm		12,770,149
57	Levaquin	Levofloxacin	Ortho	infection	12,642,583
58	Altace	Ramipril	Monarch Pharm		12,057,226
59	Diovan	Valsartan	Novartis		11,654,378
60	Lotrel	Amlodipine / Benazepril	Novartis		11,426,715
61	Warfarin	Warfarin	Barr		11,260,847
62	Omeprazole	Omeprazole	Kremers Urban		10,937,547
63	Cyclobenzaprine	Cyclobenzaprine	Various		10,783,876
64	Glucotrol XL	Glipizide	Pfizer US Pharm		10,747,451
65	Diflucan	Fluconazole	Pfizer US Pharm		10,733,924
66	Verapamil	Verapamil	Various		10,467,787
67	Bextra	Valdecoxib	Pharmacia Upjohn	pain	9,931,475
68	Penicillin VK	Penicillin VK	Various	infection	9,724,240
69	Cozaar	Losartan	MSD		9,480,722
70	Actos	Pioglitazone	Takeda		9,328,213
71	Trazodone	Trazodone	Various		9,275,431
72	Glyburide	Glyburide	Various		9,233,740
73	Naproxen	Naproxen	Various	pain	9,122,527
74	Diovan HCT	Valsartan / HCTZ	Novartis		8,906,553
75	Coumadin	Warfarin	BMS		8,870,309
76	Ortho Evra	Norelgestromin / Ethinyl Estradiol	Ortho		8,849,433
77	Avandia	Rosiglitazone maleate	GlaxoSmithKline		8,839,011
78	Paxil CR	Paroxetine	GlaxoSmithKline		8,580,523
79	Risperdal	Risperidone	Janssen		8,101,705
80	Flomax	Tamsulosin	Abbott		8,096,008
81	Aciphex	Rabeprazole	Eisai		8,070,778
82	Digitek	Digoxin	Bertek		7,997,516
83	Cipro	Ciprofloxacin	Bayer	infection	7,983,181
84	Nasonex	Mometasone	Schering		7,969,224
85	Oxycodone/APAP	Oxycodone/APAP	Mallinkrt Pharm	pain	7,734,915
86	Glucophage XR	Metformin	BMS Primary Care		7,696,954
87	Lotensin	Benazepril	Novartis		7,629,962
88	Evista	Raloxifene	Lilly		7,612,336
89	Zyprexa	Olanzapine	Lilly		7,512,062
90	Diltiazem HCl	Diltiazem	Various		7,322,514
91	Allegra-D	Fexofenadine / Pseudoephedrine	Aventis	allergy	7,284,963
92	Clonidine	Clonidine	Mylan		7,246,826
93	Lanoxin	Digoxin	GlaxoSmithKline		7,140,081
94	Hyzaar	Losartan/HCTZ	MSD		7,137,316
95	Amoxil	Amoxicillin	GlaxoSmithKline		7,060,402
96	Actonel	Risedronate	P&G Pharm		7,017,093
97	Oxycontin	Oxycodone	Purdue	pain	6,979,704
98	Cotrim	Trimeth/Sulfameth	Teva		6,892,585
99	Xalatan	Latanoprost	Pharmacia Upjohn		6,890,883
100	Tricor	Fenofibrate	Abbott		6,888,346
101	Amaryl	Glimepiride	Aventis		6,865,111
102	Concerta	Methylphenidate XR	McNeil		6,849,556
103	Flovent	Fluticasone Propionate	GlaxoSmithKline		6,719,027
104	Glucovance	Glyburide / Metformin	BMS Primary Care		6,703,701
105	Combivent	Ipratropium / Albuterol	BI		6,690,799
106	Adderall XR	Amphetamine Mixed Salts	Shire		6,317,717
107	Prilosec	Omeprazole	AstraZeneca		6,136,591
108	Seroquel	Quetiapine	AstraZeneca		6,106,477
109	Yasmin 28	Drospirenone / Ethinyl Estradiol	Berlex		6,004,830
110	Valtrex	Valacyclovir	GlaxoSmithKline		5,877,277
111	Depakote	Divalproex	Abbott		5,769,567
112	Prempro	Conj. Estrogens/Medroxyprogesterone	Wyeth		5,757,472
113	Carisoprodol	Carisoprodol	Various		5,748,228
114	Isosorbide Mononitrate	Isosorbide Mononitrate S.A.	Warrick		5,664,273
115	Levothroid	Levothyroxine	Forest Pharm		5,481,429
116	Avapro	Irbesartan	BMS Primary Care		5,391,251
117	Diazepam	Diazepam	Mylan		5,358,380
118	Detrol LA	Tolterodine	Pharmacia Upjohn		5,271,359
119	Humulin N	Human Insulin NPH	Lilly	diabetes	5,260,085
120	Lantus	Insulin Glargine	Aventis		5,216,039
121	Coreg	Carvedilol	GlaxoSmithKline		5,180,012
122	Enalapril	Enalapril	Various		5,124,866
123	Ultracet	Tramadol / Acetaminophen	McNeil		5,066,385
124	Promethazine	Promethazine	Sandoz		5,037,919
125	Endocet	Oxycodone/APAP	Endo		5,029,495
126	Gemfibrozil	Gemfibrozil	Teva		5,002,646
127	Topamax	Topiramate	McNeil		4,966,738
128	Skelaxin	Metaxalone	Monarch Pharm	pain	4,957,509
129	Biaxin XL	Clarithromycin	Abbott	infection	4,848,527
130	Cartia XT	Diltiazem	Andrx		4,776,445
131	Monopril	Fosinopril	BMS Primary Care		4,771,618
132	Zetia	Ezetimibe	Merck / Schering		4,768,679
133	Folic Acid	Folic Acid	Danbury		4,727,111
134	Rhinocort Aqua	Budesonide	AstraZeneca		4,712,717
135	Omnicef	Cefdinir	Abbott		4,699,656
136	Meclizine	Meclizine	Par Pharm		4,683,529
137	Nasacort AQ	Triamcinolone Acetonide	Aventis		4,626,260
138	Augmentin ES-600	Amoxicillin/Clavulanate	GlaxoSmithKline		4,583,814
139	Macrobid	Nitrofurantoin	P&G Pharm		4,576,805
140	Temazepam	Temazepam	Mylan		4,523,113
141	Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline	Watson		4,489,152
142	Imitrex	Sumatriptan	GlaxoSmithKline		4,469,242
143	Necon	Ethinyl Estradiol / Norethindrone	Watson		4,396,480
144	Klor-Con	Potassium Chloride	Upsher-Smith		4,391,741
145	Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	Upsher-Smith		4,297,643
146	Allopurinol	Allopurinol	Mylan		4,295,383
147	Dilantin	Phenytoin	Pfizer Pharm		4,204,117
148	SMZ-TMP	Trimeth/Sulfameth	Mutual		4,175,724
149	Microgestin Fe	Norethindrone/Ethinyl Estradiol	Watson		4,089,769
150	Humalog	Insulin Lispro	Lilly		4,085,861
151	Cefzil	Cefprozil	BMS Primary Care		4,022,708
152	Duragesic	Fentanyl	Janssen	pain	3,914,643
153	Bactroban	Mupirocin	GlaxoSmithKline		3,897,112
154	Patanol	Olopatadine	Alcon		3,882,259
155	Humulin 70/30	Human Insulin 70/30	Lilly		3,875,494
156	Aricept	Donepezil	Eisai		3,777,051
157	Miralax	PEG 3350	Braintree		3,744,671
158	Aviane	Levonorgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol	Barr		3,693,124
159	Zyrtec-D	Cetirizine / Pseudoephedrine	Pfizer US Pharm		3,627,955
160	Ditropan XL	Oxybutynin	McNeil		3,624,072
161	Biaxin	Clarithromycin	Abbott		3,584,713
162	Ciprofloxacin	Ciprofloxacin	Barr		3,582,316
163	Niaspan	Niacin	Koss Pharm		3,559,888
164	Strattera	Atomoxetine	Lilly		3,421,441
165	Inderal LA	Propranolol	Wyeth Pharm		3,399,036
166	Elidel	Pimecrolimus	Novartis		3,336,954
167	Pulmicort	Budesonide	AstraZeneca		3,334,585
168	Trivora-28	Levonorgestrel / Ethinyl Estradiol	Watson		3,234,190
169	Albuterol	Albuterol	Warrick		3,233,154
170	Nifedipine ER	Nifedipine	Barr		3,221,416
171	Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	Barr		3,179,121
172	Tussionex	Hydrocodone / Chlorpheniramine	Celltech Pharm		3,152,021
173	Mobic	Meloxicam	Abbott	pain	3,136,561
174	Timolol	Timolol	Falcon Pharm		3,099,463
175	Atacand	Candesartan	AstraZeneca		3,079,027
176	Phenytoin	Phenytoin	Mylan		3,047,807
177	Alphagan P	Brimonidine	Allergan		3,046,454
178	Avelox	Moxifloxacin	Bayer		3,042,473
179	Clotrimazole / Betamethasone	Clotrimazole / Betamethasone	Taro Pharm USA		2,940,668
180	Triamcinolone	Triamcinolone	Fougera		2,922,925
181	Lescol XL	Fluvastatin	Novartis		2,920,242
182	Miacalcin	Calcitonin	Novartis		2,899,001
183	Ortho-Novum	Norethindrone/Ethinyl Estradiol	Ortho-McNeil		2,895,989
184	Plendil	Felodipine	AstraZeneca		2,892,038
185	Promethazine/Codeine	Promethazine / Codeine	Alpharma US		2,879,737
186	Nitroquick	Nitroglycerin	Ethex		2,877,665
187	Spironolactone	Spironolactone	Mylan		2,851,944
188	Terazosin	Terazosin	Sandoz		2,850,465
189	Proscar	Finasteride	MSD		2,838,126
190	Avalide	Irbesartan / HCTZ	BMS Primarycare		2,816,202
191	Kariva	Desogestrel / Ethinyl Estradiol	Barr		2,800,150
192	Low-Ogestrel	Norgestrel / Ethinyl Estradiol	Watson		2,777,908
193	Tobradex	Tobramycin / Dexamethasone	Alcon		2,772,278
194	Remeron	Mirtazapine	Organon		2,749,113
195	Roxicet	Oxycodone / Acetaminophen	Roxane	pain	2,748,863
196	Percocet	Oxycodone / Acetaminophen	Endo	pain	2,716,701
197	Atrovent	Ipratropium	BI	asthma, bronchitis, emphysema	2,689,362
198	Propranolol	Propranolol	Pliva	hypertension, angina, etc	2,685,670
199	Nifediac CC	Nifedipine	Teva	hypertension	2,670,163
200	Apri	Desogestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol	Barr	contraception	2,667,824

Top Selling Pharmaceuticals for 2003