EPIC Program Annual Data Tables 2005-2006: 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
1FUROSEMIDE (40 MG)Gen171,779$733,478195
2LIPITOR (10 MG)SS166,260$17,192,7565
3PLAVIX (75 MG)SS161,754$28,653,4661
4FOSAMAX (70 MG)SS147,244$14,827,2007
5NORVASC (5 MG)SS136,209$8,566,20612
6HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (25 MG)Gen130,927$430,984310
7METOPROLOL TARTRATE (50 MG)Gen121,336$495,058270
8LIPITOR (20 MG)SS116,196$17,619,0694
9FUROSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen113,674$438,058303
10TOPROL XL (50 MG)SS112,041$3,713,90842
11PROTONIX (40 MG)SS106,727$16,640,0356
12NORVASC (10 MG)SS103,534$8,527,36813
13ATENOLOL (50 MG)Gen100,342$572,003238
14NEXIUM (40 MG)SS97,702$21,126,9182
15METFORMIN HCL (500 MG)Gen95,946$1,644,686102
16PREVACID (30 MG)SS87,638$18,284,5313
17ACTONEL (35 MG)SS84,069$7,994,45816
18FOLIC ACID (1 MG)Gen78,198$560,138245
19XALATAN (0.005%)SS77,833$4,083,81436
20ATENOLOL (25 MG)Gen76,985$444,913298
21AMBIEN (10 MG)SS73,201$5,153,32326
22TOPROL XL (100 MG)SS71,939$3,816,24140
23ZETIA (10 MG)SS71,114$8,332,79615
24ALBUTEROL (90 MCG)Gen68,325$520,937256
25FLOMAX (0.4 MG)SS64,523$5,590,56122
26HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5 MG-500MG)Gen64,161$358,418374
27TRIAMTERENE-HCTZ (37.5-25 MG)Gen63,473$708,050201
28TOPROL XL (25 MG)SS62,586$1,975,70883
29OMEPRAZOLE (20 MG)Gen60,370$7,942,63918
30ADVAIR DISKUS (250-50MCG)SS59,285$7,137,14719
31SPIRIVA (18MCG)SS57,863$5,396,36923
32ZOCOR (20 MG)BNMS57,615$11,930,5438
33LIPITOR (40 MG)SS56,931$8,585,83111
34LISINOPRIL (20 MG)Gen53,152$1,086,165137
35LISINOPRIL (10 MG)Gen52,792$918,757161
36ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (30 MG)Gen52,420$1,798,44992
37AMOXICILLIN (500 MG)Gen51,835$225,325519
38GLYBURIDE (5 MG)Gen51,229$999,534151
39ARICEPT (10 MG)SS51,005$8,829,97210
40POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (20 MEQ)Gen48,685$902,082165
41POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (10 MEQ)Gen47,285$571,625239
42COMBIVENT (18-103MCG)SS47,179$2,969,64751
43PROPOXYPHENE NAP-ACETAMINOPHEN (100-650 MG)Gen43,404$439,328302
44COSOPT (2%-0.5%)SS43,237$2,988,78250
45HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (12.5 MG)Gen43,103$516,804257
46SINGULAIR (10 MG)SS43,092$5,223,59124
47CELEBREX (200 MG)SS42,769$5,816,22821
48ZOCOR (40 MG)SS41,598$8,434,30414
49ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (60 MG)Gen39,745$394,900333
50METFORMIN HCL (1000 MG)Gen39,681$886,777168
51ZOLOFT (50 MG)SS39,557$4,170,32835
52EVISTA (60 MG)SS39,338$5,069,28027
53NAMENDA (10 MG)SS38,892$4,482,82031
54ALTACE (10 MG)SS38,234$3,325,45744
55METOPROLOL TARTRATE (25 MG)Gen37,323$240,298486
56COZAAR (50 MG)SS37,215$2,860,36653
57LEXAPRO (10 MG)SS37,012$3,116,70248
58LANTUS (100/ML)SS36,755$3,300,44945
59LEVAQUIN (500 MG)SS36,664$2,382,35465
60ACIPHEX (20 MG)SS36,330$7,961,13317
61DIOVAN (160 MG)SS36,028$2,821,76655
62LISINOPRIL (40 MG)Gen35,930$1,070,639140
63WARFARIN SODIUM (5 MG)Gen35,872$597,171230
64DIGITEK (125 MCG)Gen35,801$231,580500
65ALPRAZOLAM (0.25 MG)Gen35,720$194,723573
66DIGOXIN (125 MCG)Gen35,557$260,912459
67AVANDIA (4 MG)SS35,174$4,733,52129
68DIOVAN (80 MG)SS34,830$2,447,23461
69AMBIEN (5 MG)SS34,532$2,621,12059
70AZITHROMYCIN (250 MG)Gen34,466$797,504179
71DETROL LA (4 MG)SS33,519$4,299,04433
72RANITIDINE HCL (150 MG)Gen33,468$288,268428
73KLOR-CON 10 (10 MEQ)Gen32,898$420,105316
74SPIRONOLACTONE (25 MG)Gen32,702$428,681313
75CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (500 MG)Gen32,226$238,275489
76METOPROLOL TARTRATE (100 MG)Gen32,154$173,498612
77ALPHAGAN P (0.15 %)SS32,010$2,223,76171
78PREDNISONE (5 MG)Gen31,933$73,932979
79LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (50 MCG)Gen30,972$320,219403
80ATENOLOL (100 MG)Gen30,656$266,640451
81ENALAPRIL MALEATE (10 MG)Gen30,227$722,498198
82ENALAPRIL MALEATE (20 MG)Gen29,877$976,935154
83GABAPENTIN (300 MG)Gen29,549$2,175,10276
84COREG (6.25 MG)SS28,598$2,726,19858
85LISINOPRIL (5 MG)Gen28,477$464,540287
86METFORMIN HCL ER (500 MG)Gen28,035$831,194176
87KLOR-CON M20 (20 MEQ)Gen27,842$489,418274
88ACETAMINOPHEN-CODEINE (300MG-30MG)Gen27,675$273,672443
89ALTACE (5 MG)SS27,605$1,746,72496
90TIMOLOL MALEATE (0.5 %)Gen27,177$440,534301
91VERAPAMIL HCL (240 MG)Gen27,059$487,455275
92PRAVACHOL (40 MG)SS26,991$6,099,80820
93CEPHALEXIN (500 MG)Gen26,376$210,986542
94LUMIGAN (0.03%)SS26,062$2,369,77867
95ALLOPURINOL (100 MG)Gen25,724$131,232730
96MIACALCIN (200/DOSE)SS25,678$1,701,76897
97LIDODERM (5%(700MG))SS25,495$4,578,09930
98LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (75 MCG)Gen25,492$296,807419
99PREDNISONE (10 MG)Gen25,252$84,669911
100ZYRTEC (10 MG)SS25,224$1,972,56484
101ENALAPRIL MALEATE (5 MG)Gen24,626$456,945292
102LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (100 MCG)Gen24,571$294,865422
103QUINAPRIL HCL (40 MG)Gen24,192$966,141157
104WARFARIN SODIUM (2 MG)Gen24,165$455,503293
105GLYCOLAX (17G/DOSE)BNMS24,133$395,854332
106TRICOR (145MG)SS24,068$3,632,12643
107TRAMADOL HCL (50 MG)Gen23,978$417,620317
108COREG (12.5 MG)SS23,970$2,307,00670
109DIOVAN HCT (160-12.5MG)SS23,834$2,140,66278
110PAROXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen23,810$1,922,57785
111AVAPRO (150 MG)SS23,713$1,579,155107
112SYNTHROID (50 MCG)BNMS23,631$364,368364
113CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA (25MG-100MG)Gen23,620$770,112185
114ZOLOFT (100 MG)SS23,363$2,435,46762
115NORVASC (2.5 MG)SS23,108$1,452,648114
116SYNTHROID (75 MCG)BNMS22,904$387,748338
117COREG (25 MG)SS22,676$2,191,21974
118WARFARIN SODIUM (1 MG)Gen22,596$462,401290
119SYNTHROID (100 MCG)BNMS22,298$404,646323
120COZAAR (100 MG)SS22,245$2,137,20779
121ADVAIR DISKUS (500-50MCG)SS22,214$3,852,24239
122ADVAIR DISKUS (100-50MCG)SS22,181$2,074,16581
123HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-500MG)Gen22,043$233,310497
124PROSCAR (5 MG)SS21,945$2,746,48657
125ALLOPURINOL (300 MG)Gen21,921$131,716726
125LOVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen21,921$710,426200
127LOVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen21,894$1,496,499112
128ARICEPT (5 MG)SS21,466$3,783,79141
129LOTREL (5MG-20MG)SS20,837$2,434,74763
130GEMFIBROZIL (600 MG)Gen20,541$346,319386
131TRAMADOL HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN (37.5-325MG)Gen20,426$1,024,029146
132GLIPIZIDE ER (10 MG)Gen20,332$570,859240
133ALPRAZOLAM (0.5 MG)Gen20,322$133,441720
134AVAPRO (300 MG)SS20,238$1,575,528108
135FUROSEMIDE (80 MG)Gen20,149$136,737702
136NITROQUICK (0.4 MG)Gen20,073$112,448791
137PROPOXYPHENE NAPSYLATE-APAP (100-650 MG)Gen19,995$207,020548
138GABAPENTIN (100 MG)Gen19,959$599,074228
139COREG (3.125MG)SS19,914$1,854,35190
140ACTOS (30 MG)SS19,856$4,794,21128
141MECLIZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen19,621$73,411983
142MOBIC (7.5 MG)SS19,578$2,611,68260
143QUINAPRIL HCL (20 MG)Gen19,473$762,880187
144LORAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen19,446$413,725319
145VYTORIN (10MG-40MG)SS19,409$2,200,87073
146VYTORIN (10MG-20MG)SS19,292$2,191,14575
147HUMULIN N (100/ML)BNMS19,145$896,917166
148ALTACE (2.5 MG)SS19,140$1,059,521142
149SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM (800-160MG)Gen19,032$65,0291050
150LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (25 MCG)Gen18,902$169,195625
151WARFARIN SODIUM (2.5 MG)Gen18,873$347,273385
152CRESTOR (10 MG)SS18,677$2,209,63672
153HYZAAR (100MG-25MG)SS18,653$1,856,99589
154PRAVACHOL (20 MG)SS18,502$2,854,88054
155GLYBURIDE-METFORMIN HCL (5 MG-500MG)Gen18,309$981,367153
156BONIVA (150 MG)SS17,760$1,647,278101
157GLIPIZIDE ER (5 MG)Gen17,746$260,414463
158AMIODARONE HCL (200 MG)Gen17,704$1,021,338148
159FAMOTIDINE (20 MG)Gen17,493$141,250692
160MECLIZINE HCL (12.5 MG)Gen17,472$80,232937
161NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.4MG/HR)Gen17,127$480,307278
162SEROQUEL (25 MG)SS17,007$1,608,732104
163GLIPIZIDE (5 MG)Gen16,898$87,331901
164LIPITOR (80 MG)SS16,843$2,351,23868
165COUMADIN (5 MG)BNMS16,728$606,874226
166ACTOS (15 MG)SS16,725$2,378,66566
167AVANDIA (8 MG)SS16,525$3,919,33938
168DIAZEPAM (5 MG)Gen16,402$95,297851
169DIGITEK (250 MCG)Gen16,322$106,270808
170ALBUTEROL SULFATE (2.5 MG/3ML)Gen16,268$294,388423
171HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-750MG)Gen16,255$135,249705
172ARIMIDEX (1 MG)SS16,222$5,204,21825
173CLONIDINE HCL (0.1 MG)Gen16,050$112,096792
174CLOTRIMAZOLE-BETAMETHASONE (1-0.05%)Gen15,997$501,062265
175FEXOFENADINE HCL (180 MG)Gen15,979$1,195,018129
176ACTOS (45 MG)SS15,870$4,292,76434
177METHOTREXATE (2.5 MG)Gen15,758$724,968197
178ZOCOR (10 MG)SS15,742$1,798,01593
179NASONEX (50 MCG)SS15,677$741,467193
180DIGOXIN (250 MCG)Gen15,560$112,703790
181GLYBURIDE (2.5 MG)Gen15,533$164,887638
182INSULIN SYRINGE (30GX1/2")Syrn15,413$237,356491
183HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (50 MG)Gen15,303$79,432944
184COLCHICINE (0.6 MG)Gen15,300$120,478771
185TRAVATAN (0.004%)SS15,281$1,112,636134
186GLIMEPIRIDE (4 MG)Gen15,174$382,174345
187LOTREL (10MG-20MG)SS14,928$1,757,84695
188FLONASE (50 MCG)BNMS14,889$775,383182
189CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (250 MG)Gen14,881$90,655876
190TOPROL XL (200 MG)SS14,741$1,241,568126
191WARFARIN SODIUM (3 MG)Gen14,671$227,984512
192NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.2MG/HR)Gen14,604$359,231371
193CITALOPRAM HBR (20 MG)Gen14,562$211,698538
194HYZAAR (50-12.5MG)SS14,475$1,072,549139
195LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-12.5 MG)Gen14,423$354,504379
196LESCOL XL (80 MG)SS14,422$1,693,92198
197NAPROXEN (500 MG)Gen14,314$155,829653
198CLONAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen14,304$196,952568
199DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (240 MG)Gen14,255$859,515174
200LEXAPRO (20 MG)SS13,648$1,153,592131
201DIOVAN (320MG)SS13,565$1,309,980120
202LORAZEPAM (1 MG)Gen13,532$401,868326
203GLIPIZIDE (10 MG)Gen13,481$96,527849
204LEVAQUIN (250 MG)SS13,472$654,975212
205PREDNISONE (20 MG)Gen13,448$38,7591301
206OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5MG-325MG)Gen13,410$138,808698
207PAROXETINE HCL (10 MG)Gen13,261$1,031,944144
208METHYLPREDNISOLONE (4 MG)Gen13,252$92,310864
209AMOX TR-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE (875-125 MG)Gen13,150$615,127225
210TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE (0.1%)Gen13,137$82,819920
211WARFARIN SODIUM (4 MG)Gen12,977$195,895571
212AMBIEN CR (12.5 MG)SS12,949$880,479171
213METFORMIN HCL (850 MG)Gen12,880$242,466485
214FLUOXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen12,837$156,637651
215CLARINEX (5 MG)SS12,601$1,272,646123
216AGGRENOX (25-200MG)SS12,570$1,407,530116
217TRAZODONE HCL (50 MG)Gen12,520$54,0651136
218HUMULIN 70-30 (70-30/ML)BNMS12,516$688,375206
219LOTREL (5-10MG)SS12,492$1,261,284125
220DUONEB (0.5-2.5/3)SS12,392$1,829,68991
221AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (25 MG)Gen12,353$55,0771124
222NIASPAN (500 MG)SS12,346$1,038,666143
223QUINAPRIL HCL (10 MG)Gen12,240$463,796288
224LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (125 MCG)Gen12,187$150,492669
225PENTOXIFYLLINE (400 MG)Gen12,130$230,952504
226SYNTHROID (25 MCG)BNMS12,032$168,496627
227KLOR-CON M10 (10 MEQ)Gen11,934$136,974700
228LANOXIN (125 MCG)BNMS11,904$114,387783
229DIOVAN HCT (80-12.5MG)SS11,803$929,926159
230NYSTATIN-TRIAMCINOLONE (100000-0.1)Gen11,780$57,2311106
231CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE (75 MG)Gen11,756$1,530,064109
232DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (180 MG)Gen11,689$505,096262
233ZYMAR (0.3 %)SS11,622$361,180368
234DIOVAN HCT (160-25MG)SS11,438$1,113,913133
234VIGAMOX (0.5 %)SS11,438$363,587365
236RESTASIS (0.05%)SS11,425$1,273,380122
237CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL (10 MG)Gen11,387$111,156798
238PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (40 MG)Gen11,361$1,877,63188
239MIRTAZAPINE (15 MG)Gen11,338$499,879267
240TORSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen11,325$354,317380
241DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE (4 MG)Gen11,182$231,345501
242FOSINOPRIL SODIUM (40 MG)Gen11,110$353,755381
243PREDNISOLONE ACETATE (1 %)Gen11,107$133,637716
244EFFEXOR XR (75 MG)SS11,079$1,640,828103
245SYNTHROID (88MCG)BNMS11,021$192,373578
246METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL (10 MG)Gen10,996$78,529950
247AVODART (0.5 MG)SS10,949$1,209,135128
248FLOVENT HFA (110MCG)SS10,946$762,639188
249CILOSTAZOL (100 MG)Gen10,912$564,539243
250SYNTHROID (125 MCG)BNMS10,868$226,401517
251QUININE SULFATE (260 MG)Gen10,794$208,864544
252CLONIDINE HCL (0.2 MG)Gen10,751$89,510885
253VERAPAMIL HCL (180 MG)Gen10,718$222,222521
254INSULIN SYRINGE (31GX5/16")Syrn10,712$167,537630
255PHENYTOIN SODIUM EXTENDED (100 MG)Gen10,660$167,337631
256DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE (100 MG)Gen10,659$40,8371271
257ASACOL (400 MG)SS10,610$1,606,392105
258LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-25MG)Gen10,566$247,551477
259COUMADIN (2 MG)BNMS10,563$403,599325
260FOSAMAX PLUS D (70 MG-2800)SS10,554$1,021,898147
261LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (88MCG)Gen10,553$129,057733
262OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE (5 MG)Gen10,498$67,5341028
263FOSINOPRIL SODIUM (20 MG)Gen10,492$373,762352
264AVALIDE (300-12.5MG)SS10,430$911,090163
265TRUSOPT (2 %)SS10,359$370,034356
266FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (50 MCG)Gen10,333$356,919377
267ZOLOFT (25 MG)SS10,265$1,009,741150
268PREDNISONE (1 MG)BNMS10,222$122,264761
269SIMVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen10,159$1,526,548110
270COZAAR (25 MG)SS10,005$690,891205
271FLUOCINONIDE (0.05%)Gen9,982$101,851825
272CARTIA XT (240 MG)Gen9,952$648,405215
273COUMADIN (2.5 MG)BNMS9,929$366,319362
274STARLIX (120 MG)SS9,884$815,660177
275MOBIC (15 MG)SS9,868$1,883,98687
276DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (120 MG)Gen9,804$331,680397
277FOSAMAX (35 MG)SS9,752$908,908164
278GLIMEPIRIDE (2 MG)Gen9,741$124,949751
279AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (10 MG)Gen9,694$42,4151251
280IBUPROFEN (600 MG)Gen9,692$43,3511246
281ENALAPRIL MALEATE (2.5 MG)Gen9,658$145,868683
282DILANTIN (100 MG)BNMS9,657$198,087565
283LABETALOL HCL (200 MG)Gen9,454$187,905588
284PATANOL (0.1%)SS9,258$508,972261
285GLYBURIDE-METFORMIN HCL (2.5-500MG)Gen9,200$442,268300
286AVELOX (400 MG)SS9,199$545,789249
286DITROPAN XL (10 MG)SS9,199$1,304,773121
288TERAZOSIN HCL (5 MG)Gen9,152$227,153515
289AVALIDE (150-12.5MG)SS9,093$774,124183
290FOSINOPRIL SODIUM (10 MG)Gen9,026$296,479420
291HUMALOG (100/ML)SS9,000$972,888155
292QUININE SULFATE (325 MG)Gen8,947$192,012579
293CLINDAMYCIN HCL (150 MG)Gen8,911$115,145781
294PREVACID (15 MG)SS8,886$1,997,33082
295COUMADIN (1 MG)BNMS8,796$358,581373
296HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE (200 MG)Gen8,680$295,357421
297HYDROXYZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen8,672$202,223558
298LEVOXYL (50 MCG)Gen8,660$100,847830
299CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE (0.05%)Gen8,526$226,863516
300NIFEDIPINE ER (90 MG)Gen8,473$649,024214

* Table VI represents the top 300 drugs ranked by number of adjudicated claims for the program year (October 2005-September 2006) 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.