10 Most Popular Prescription Drugs in the U.S.
Monday, May 9, 2011
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Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) use at least one prescription drug*. But you may be surprised to learn which prescriptions are used most often.
So what's number one? Prozac, Vicodin, maybe an antibiotic? Nope. Check out this top-10 list* and see for yourself:
1. Lipitor
2. Nexium
3. Plavix
4. Advair Diskus
5. Abilify
6. Seroquel
7. Singulair
8. Crestor
9. Actos
10. Epogen
If you take a prescription drug you can't afford, check out InsWeb's 5 Ways to Save on Prescription Drug Costs and see if you can save money.
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2010
** IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, April 2011
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