EPIC Program Annual Data Tables 2007-2008: Table VI

Table VI
300 Most Frequently Purchased Drugs*
Rank by
Number of
Claims
Drug and StrengthDrug
Type**
Number
of Claims
EPIC PaymentsRank by
Payment
1PLAVIX (75 MG)SS284,617$25,229,8661
2HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (25 MG)Gen204,297$265,330345
3FUROSEMIDE (40 MG)Gen139,548$253,775360
4LIPITOR (10 MG)SS126,355$7,866,5836
5OMEPRAZOLE (20 MG)Gen118,267$3,932,51717
6FOSAMAX (70 MG)BNMS114,738$6,589,9087
7NEXIUM (40 MG)SS111,836$13,838,2952
8AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (5 MG)Gen102,243$1,352,07366
9FUROSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen99,656$154,485532
10LIPITOR (20 MG)SS97,839$8,453,8215
11PROTONIX (40 MG)BNMS93,415$8,968,3594
12METOPROLOL TARTRATE (50 MG)Gen92,454$190,860447
13METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (50 MG)Gen86,889$1,007,27490
14SIMVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen83,481$1,750,08849
15AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (10 MG)Gen83,416$1,428,83863
16METFORMIN HCL (500 MG)Gen82,816$515,855177
17SPIRIVA (18MCG)SS78,469$5,152,43911
18ATENOLOL (50 MG)Gen78,456$202,770422
19FLOMAX (0.4 MG)SS75,380$4,216,11915
20ACTONEL (35 MG)SS75,103$4,208,83216
21PREVACID (30 MG)SS72,720$9,284,1563
22SIMVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen69,885$1,486,75659
23XALATAN (0.005%)SS69,841$2,605,96128
24ZETIA (10 MG)SS69,259$4,578,53114
25METOPROLOL TARTRATE (25 MG)Gen65,970$186,110456
26ATENOLOL (25 MG)Gen62,075$150,843545
27FOLIC ACID (1 MG)Gen60,385$367,188254
28ARICEPT (10 MG)SS59,867$5,792,8398
29ADVAIR DISKUS (250-50MCG)SS59,210$4,588,09613
30METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (25 MG)Gen58,010$613,927144
31METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (100 MG)Gen56,779$1,055,38084
32ALENDRONATE SODIUM (70 MG)Gen56,524$1,190,03473
33LIPITOR (40 MG)SS55,969$4,922,18112
34KLOR-CON M20 (20 MEQ)Gen52,679$378,669242
35HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5 MG-500MG)Gen52,032$145,220556
36LISINOPRIL (10 MG)Gen51,765$289,439315
37KLOR-CON 10 (10 MEQ)Gen51,330$316,223287
38ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (10 MG)Gen50,694$641,873138
39LISINOPRIL (20 MG)Gen50,605$324,795282
40AMOXICILLIN (500 MG)Gen49,853$76,856810
41PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM (40 MG)Gen49,065$3,718,59219
42SINGULAIR (10 MG)SS48,738$3,133,68224
43TRIAMTERENE-HCTZ (37.5-25MG)Gen48,640$238,670374
44AZITHROMYCIN (250 MG)Gen46,630$403,980226
45NAMENDA (10 MG)SS45,729$3,374,37522
46ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (30 MG)Gen42,983$349,475262
47CELEBREX (200 MG)SS42,193$3,819,15718
48HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (12.5 MG)Gen41,652$232,552384
49POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (10 MEQ)Gen41,262$251,810364
50DIOVAN (160 MG)SS40,184$1,919,76743
51POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (20 MEQ)Gen39,577$303,786298
52LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (50 MCG)Gen39,453$186,520455
53LEXAPRO (10 MG)SS39,318$2,114,73539
54PROPOXYPHENE NAP-ACETAMINOPHEN (100-650 MG)Gen39,120$182,391473
55LANTUS (100/ML)SS38,994$2,565,63529
56LISINOPRIL (40 MG)Gen38,135$375,419246
57EVISTA (60 MG)SS38,067$2,325,68635
58ALBUTEROL (90MCG)Gen37,410$268,325344
59ALPRAZOLAM (0.25 MG)Gen37,401$171,169495
60METFORMIN HCL (1000 MG)Gen37,399$285,677322
61PREDNISONE (5 MG)Gen36,946$35,9291156
62ALTACE (10 MG)BNMS36,848$2,226,89837
63WARFARIN SODIUM (5 MG)Gen35,956$228,340390
64TOPROL XL (50 MG)BNMS35,908$923,94098
65DETROL LA (4 MG)SS35,360$2,703,05127
66GLYBURIDE (5 MG)Gen35,027$252,821361
67DIGOXIN (125 MCG)Gen34,947$114,734647
68DIOVAN (80 MG)SS34,756$1,534,78357
69BONIVA (150 MG)SS34,737$2,498,89731
70SERTRALINE HCL (50 MG)Gen34,697$545,053164
71COMBIVENT (18-103MCG)SS34,287$1,444,23261
72PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (40 MG)Gen33,144$496,894180
73LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (75MCG)Gen33,123$171,178494
74COSOPT (2%-0.5%)SS32,688$1,594,20155
75LIDODERM (5%(700MG))SS31,954$3,495,62720
76CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (500 MG)Gen31,841$85,855765
77COZAAR (50 MG)SS31,830$1,465,21660
78ACIPHEX (20 MG)SS31,101$5,170,10210
79ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (60 MG)Gen30,332$131,907600
80METHOTREXATE (2.5 MG)Gen29,806$469,291193
81LEVAQUIN (500 MG)SS29,354$1,100,08881
82SPIRONOLACTONE (25 MG)Gen29,067$155,095531
83LISINOPRIL (5 MG)Gen28,972$144,103559
84LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (100 MCG)Gen28,937$159,369518
85CRESTOR (10 MG)SS28,245$2,087,97040
86TRICOR (145MG)SS28,144$2,315,53836
87METOPROLOL TARTRATE (100 MG)Gen27,835$81,820788
88LUMIGAN (0.03%)SS27,671$1,442,41062
89ALBUTEROL SULFATE (2.5 MG/3ML)Gen27,308$439,318211
90GABAPENTIN (300 MG)Gen27,221$548,266160
91FINASTERIDE (5 MG)Gen26,198$845,643108
92ALLOPURINOL (100 MG)Gen25,966$56,280929
93VYTORIN (10MG-40MG)SS25,890$1,646,51954
94PROAIR HFA (90MCG)BNMS25,740$400,157230
95ATENOLOL (100 MG)Gen25,713$103,457679
96PREDNISONE (10 MG)Gen25,312$33,3021197
97VYTORIN (10MG-20MG)SS25,198$1,557,00856
98ALTACE (5 MG)BNMS25,026$1,141,46875
99RANITIDINE HCL (150 MG)Gen24,950$95,013719
100METFORMIN HCL ER (500 MG)Gen24,944$200,850433
101COZAAR (100 MG)SS24,723$1,362,07565
102CARTIA XT (240 MG)Gen24,592$589,019152
103JANUVIA (100 MG)SS24,492$2,968,48425
104TRAMADOL HCL (50 MG)Gen24,484$135,542590
105LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (25 MCG)Gen24,138$99,182696
106ACTOS (30 MG)SS24,072$2,938,27626
107ENALAPRIL MALEATE (20 MG)Gen23,704$206,834417
108WARFARIN SODIUM (2 MG)Gen23,405$185,188462
109NORVASC (5 MG)BNMS23,103$1,716,96950
110ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (5 MG)Gen22,958$322,366283
111ENALAPRIL MALEATE (10 MG)Gen22,905$162,981513
112LOVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen22,690$549,386159
113ARICEPT (5 MG)SS22,661$2,084,13441
114WARFARIN SODIUM (1 MG)Gen22,496$201,523431
115ALPRAZOLAM (0.5 MG)Gen22,314$125,733615
116AVAPRO (150 MG)SS22,308$1,108,08480
117CEPHALEXIN (500 MG)Gen22,171$75,632819
118AVAPRO (300 MG)SS22,080$1,258,95067
119HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (50 MG)Gen21,758$52,988953
120DIOVAN HCT (160-12.5MG)SS21,754$1,140,59776
121SERTRALINE HCL (100 MG)Gen21,745$374,084247
122FOSAMAX PLUS D (70 MG-2800)SS21,279$1,132,98878
123ADVAIR DISKUS (500-50MCG)SS21,246$2,388,57234
124TOPROL XL (100 MG)BNMS21,102$819,827110
125ALLOPURINOL (300 MG)Gen21,011$63,458896
126SIMVASTATIN (10 MG)Gen20,984$292,713313
127ZYRTEC (10 MG)BNMS20,910$1,208,77370
128TIMOLOL MALEATE (0.5 %)Gen20,729$147,012553
129CARTIA XT (180 MG)Gen20,300$360,195257
130KLOR-CON M10 (10 MEQ)Gen20,262$93,803724
131PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (20 MG)Gen20,223$234,731379
132LORAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen20,175$299,752302
133DIGITEK (125 MCG)Gen20,073$76,655812
134HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-500MG)Gen19,910$110,736659
135ACETAMINOPHEN-CODEINE (300MG-30MG)Gen19,897$78,790800
136AMBIEN CR (12.5 MG)SS19,825$1,220,84069
137LOVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen19,748$226,372394
138AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (2.5 MG)Gen19,679$254,076359
139VERAPAMIL HCL (240 MG)Gen19,640$182,648472
140GABAPENTIN (100 MG)Gen19,552$174,576485
141CARVEDILOL (6.25MG)Gen19,476$344,822265
142FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (50 MCG)Gen19,384$243,570369
143QUINAPRIL HCL (40 MG)Gen19,346$263,858348
144FEXOFENADINE HCL (180 MG)Gen19,339$473,737188
145LIPITOR (80 MG)SS19,235$1,688,69152
146VITAMIN D (50000 UNIT)Gen19,128$145,214557
147NITROQUICK (0.4 MG)Gen19,104$48,772992
148NASONEX (50 MCG)SS19,035$601,664147
149DIOVAN (320MG)SS18,925$1,065,40983
150FORTICAL (200/DOSE)Gen18,858$450,345204
151NYSTATIN-TRIAMCINOLONE (100000-0.1)Gen18,847$49,096986
152SYNTHROID (75MCG)BNMS18,607$212,382407
153SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM (800-160MG)Gen18,519$49,406983
154OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5MG-325MG)Gen18,440$70,512851
155SYNTHROID (50 MCG)BNMS18,437$194,458442
156CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA (25MG-100MG)Gen18,354$293,804312
157PAROXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen18,348$379,178241
158AVODART (0.5 MG)SS18,255$1,124,14779
159ACTOS (45 MG)SS18,210$2,500,01530
160ENALAPRIL MALEATE (5 MG)Gen18,177$103,722677
161CARTIA XT (120 MG)Gen18,154$275,354340
162AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (25 MG)Gen18,142$43,9421059
163ACTOS (15 MG)SS18,120$1,377,12364
164WARFARIN SODIUM (2.5 MG)Gen18,028$134,465592
165GLIMEPIRIDE (4 MG)Gen17,860$127,719608
166CITALOPRAM HBR (20 MG)Gen17,748$85,591768
167ALTACE (2.5 MG)BNMS17,742$719,998127
168LEXAPRO (20 MG)SS17,641$1,015,51488
169SYNTHROID (100 MCG)BNMS17,472$216,156401
170NORVASC (10 MG)BNMS17,391$1,664,01353
171ARIMIDEX (1 MG)SS17,250$3,363,35923
172HYZAAR (100MG-25MG)SS17,156$1,011,46689
173ADVAIR DISKUS (100-50MCG)SS17,104$1,004,01191
174ALPHAGAN P (0.15 %)SS17,025$701,477129
175RAMIPRIL (10 MG)Gen16,924$464,021197
176PREDNISONE (20 MG)Gen16,902$18,2981572
177CARVEDILOL (12.5 MG)Gen16,892$326,119279
178PREDNISONE (1 MG)Gen16,809$98,145704
179CARVEDILOL (25 MG)Gen16,284$309,821293
180AGGRENOX (25-200MG)SS16,051$1,044,97886
181FLUOCINONIDE (0.05%)Gen15,731$71,304841
182LOVAZA (1 G)SS15,723$984,84893
183SIMVASTATIN (80 MG)Gen15,717$331,605274
184GEMFIBROZIL (600 MG)Gen15,453$130,679603
185WARFARIN SODIUM (3 MG)Gen15,319$96,057711
186CLOTRIMAZOLE-BETAMETHASONE (1-0.05%)Gen15,310$157,094526
187FUROSEMIDE (80 MG)Gen15,303$48,400999
188MELOXICAM (7.5 MG)Gen15,267$65,085888
189QUINAPRIL HCL (20 MG)Gen15,212$201,639429
190CLONAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen15,171$154,352534
191SEROQUEL (25 MG)SS15,017$810,050112
192AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (10 MG)Gen14,953$28,9141285
193CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (250 MG)Gen14,938$33,0641204
194LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-12.5MG)Gen14,887$133,681595
195HYDROXYZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen14,816$172,824489
196DIAZEPAM (5 MG)Gen14,803$73,198834
197COLCHICINE (0.6 MG)Gen14,735$50,258974
198MECLIZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen14,705$31,0501236
199POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 (17G/DOSE)Gen14,694$140,660568
200LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (88MCG)Gen14,664$81,412789
201AMIODARONE HCL (200 MG)Gen14,541$246,057368
202GLIPIZIDE (5 MG)Gen14,415$36,3881150
203AMBIEN (10 MG)BNMS14,343$1,192,01472
204HYDRALAZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen14,318$133,732594
205LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (125 MCG)Gen14,285$79,202798
206CARVEDILOL (3.125MG)Gen14,258$251,058365
207TRAMADOL HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN (37.5-325MG)Gen13,921$294,855308
208AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL (5MG-20MG)Gen13,917$601,030149
209GLYBURIDE-METFORMIN HCL (5 MG-500MG)Gen13,905$336,215271
210CRESTOR (5 MG)SS13,810$988,29792
211AMOX TR-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE (875-125MG)Gen13,678$195,037441
212LORAZEPAM (1 MG)Gen13,624$295,663306
213GLIPIZIDE ER (10 MG)Gen13,527$152,901539
214GLYCOLAX (17G/DOSE)Gen13,502$135,736589
215WARFARIN SODIUM (4 MG)Gen13,469$85,691767
216FAMOTIDINE (20 MG)Gen13,250$48,3481001
217METHYLPREDNISOLONE (4 MG)Gen13,234$40,5441098
218TOPROL XL (25 MG)BNMS13,186$367,496252
219CLONIDINE HCL (0.1 MG)Gen13,173$47,2411016
220RESTASIS (0.05%)SS13,012$1,040,70087
221DIGOXIN (250 MCG)Gen12,863$43,2491067
222TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE (0.1%)Gen12,850$48,419998
223PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE (10-6.25/5)Gen12,838$106,871668
224INSULIN SYRINGE (30GX1/2")Syrn12,756$138,945581
225HUMULIN N (100/ML)BNMS12,669$451,941202
226ALPHAGAN P (0.1%)SS12,637$496,076181
226MECLIZINE HCL (12.5 MG)Gen12,637$26,6361333
228GLIMEPIRIDE (2 MG)Gen12,550$55,145937
229VIGAMOX (0.5 %)SS12,511$276,665335
230INSULIN SYRINGE (31GX5/16")Syrn12,451$133,073598
231AVELOX (400 MG)SS12,436$469,505192
232MIRTAZAPINE (15 MG)Gen12,295$171,540492
233NIASPAN (500 MG)SS12,198$710,140128
234GLYBURIDE (2.5 MG)Gen12,180$55,129938
235COUMADIN (5 MG)BNMS12,155$308,395295
236CHERATUSSIN AC (100-10MG/5)Gen12,144$35,5411158
237CYMBALTA (60 MG)SS12,054$972,12894
238LANOXIN (125 MCG)BNMS11,959$70,921846
239DIOVAN HCT (160-25MG)SS11,765$679,771133
240NAPROXEN (500 MG)Gen11,730$49,912979
241EFFEXOR XR (75 MG)SS11,698$1,146,00474
242METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (200 MG)Gen11,656$325,251281
243HYZAAR (50-12.5MG)SS11,628$538,456167
244HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-750MG)Gen11,575$38,3131122
244TRAZODONE HCL (50 MG)Gen11,575$22,0791443
246MELOXICAM (15 MG)Gen11,308$53,113951
247GLIPIZIDE (10 MG)Gen11,270$38,5041120
248DIOVAN HCT (80-12.5MG)SS11,072$519,740176
249MIACALCIN (200/DOSE)BNMS11,048$601,571148
250GLIPIZIDE ER (5 MG)Gen11,039$79,822796
251FLUOXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen10,911$53,770944
252RAMIPRIL (5 MG)Gen10,830$217,249400
253HYDRALAZINE HCL (50 MG)Gen10,742$134,458593
254METFORMIN HCL (850MG)Gen10,738$75,462820
255AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL (10MG-20MG)Gen10,637$445,016207
256PAROXETINE HCL (10 MG)Gen10,614$197,215437
257LESCOL XL (80 MG)SS10,591$906,25899
258LACTULOSE (10 G/15 ML)Gen10,577$100,735689
259RISPERDAL (0.5 MG)BNMS10,538$876,895103
260PROVENTIL HFA (90MCG)BNMS10,509$179,645476
261IBUPROFEN (800 MG)Gen10,383$31,4181231
262SERTRALINE HCL (25 MG)Gen10,378$159,192519
263CLARINEX (5 MG)SS10,350$799,198114
264NITROFURANTOIN MONO-MACRO (100 MG)Gen10,331$87,753751
265ZYMAR (0.3 %)SS10,247$233,281383
266LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-25MG)Gen10,232$91,624739
267KETOCONAZOLE (2 %)Gen10,199$95,931712
268KLOR-CON 8 (8 MEQ)Gen10,178$35,9901155
269LYRICA (50 MG)SS10,015$697,119130
270PROPOXYPHENE NAPSYLATE-APAP (100-650 MG)Gen10,007$51,797958
271PEN NEEDLE (31GX5/16")Syrn10,005$137,612585
272CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL (10 MG)Gen9,956$30,2961249
273TRAVATAN (0.004%)SS9,954$396,447232
274BENICAR (20 MG)SS9,951$407,097224
275NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.4MG/HR)Gen9,886$121,504629
276DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE (100 MG)Gen9,845$16,0201658
277METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL (10 MG)Gen9,811$31,2701233
278NIFEDICAL XL (60 MG)Gen9,732$297,303304
279HUMALOG (100/ML)SS9,701$807,483113
280BENICAR (40 MG)SS9,686$484,869185
281PROPRANOLOL HCL (20 MG)Gen9,684$33,1441202
282FEMARA (2.5 MG)SS9,672$2,083,43742
283CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (0.12 %)Gen9,638$25,9791347
284ACULAR LS (0.4 %)SS9,620$306,275296
285NIFEDICAL XL (30 MG)Gen9,610$152,164541
286CILOSTAZOL (100 MG)Gen9,600$177,818480
287TORSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen9,598$127,328611
288OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE (5 MG)Gen9,585$30,1891258
289SYNTHROID (88MCG)BNMS9,547$112,876654
290NITROGLYCERIN (0.4 MG)Gen9,529$25,8941349
291IPRATROPIUM-ALBUTEROL (0.5-2.5/3)Gen9,466$761,344120
292ASACOL (400 MG)SS9,404$1,135,21677
293LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (112MCG)Gen9,360$54,611941
294COZAAR (25 MG)SS9,339$370,004251
295CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE (0.05%)Gen9,319$109,716662
296VESICARE (5 MG)SS9,317$750,536124
297DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE (4 MG)Gen9,287$65,001889
298NYSTATIN (100000/ML)Gen9,231$123,789618
299LEVOXYL (50 MCG)BNMS9,186$62,233900
300AVALIDE (300-12.5MG)SS9,172$589,772151

* Table VI represents the top 300 drugs ranked by number of adjudicated claims for the program year (October 2007-September 2008) as well as the rank by EPIC payment.

** Drug Type values are BNMS='Brand Name Multi-Source', Gen='Generic', SS='Sole Source', and Syrn='Insulin Syringe'. The indicated drug type is the type identified at the close of the program year.