EPIC Program Annual Data Tables 2006-2007: 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)SS290,161$37,575,2421
2TOPROL XL (50 MG)BNMS204,216$5,888,52420
3NORVASC (5 MG)BNMS165,142$9,377,2328
4FUROSEMIDE (40 MG)Gen157,384$515,224243
5LIPITOR (10 MG)SS147,932$12,864,7856
6TOPROL XL (100 MG)BNMS131,133$5,943,60519
7FOSAMAX (70 MG)SS129,090$10,160,6197
8NORVASC (10 MG)BNMS127,459$9,189,3079
9HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (25 MG)Gen116,690$294,915398
10METOPROLOL TARTRATE (50 MG)Gen107,960$350,461346
11FUROSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen107,295$315,829369
12LIPITOR (20 MG)SS107,017$13,520,5825
13NEXIUM (40 MG)SS106,826$18,736,0042
14PROTONIX (40 MG)SS103,978$13,848,9214
15ATENOLOL (50 MG)Gen91,731$414,201296
16METFORMIN HCL (500 MG)Gen91,524$1,110,541128
17AMBIEN (10 MG)BNMS86,389$6,427,42116
18OMEPRAZOLE (20 MG)Gen83,110$6,853,50214
19ACTONEL (35 MG)SS80,734$6,198,49718
20ZETIA (10 MG)SS80,251$7,684,29512
21PREVACID (30 MG)SS78,927$13,958,1343
22XALATAN (0.005%)SS74,528$3,506,76941
23FLOMAX (0.4 MG)SS72,840$5,341,28123
24SPIRIVA (18MCG)SS70,288$5,742,65821
25ATENOLOL (25 MG)Gen70,251$318,135366
26FOLIC ACID (1 MG)Gen68,487$467,078267
27SIMVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen62,961$5,530,24122
28ADVAIR DISKUS (250-50MCG)SS61,575$6,261,36817
29HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5 MG-500MG)Gen57,704$262,045440
30LIPITOR (40 MG)SS56,871$7,070,42213
31TRIAMTERENE-HCTZ (37.5-25MG)Gen56,371$488,914258
32COREG (6.25MG)BNMS56,026$4,576,40225
33ARICEPT (10 MG)SS55,055$7,718,08411
34LISINOPRIL (10 MG)Gen53,346$626,911202
35LISINOPRIL (20 MG)Gen52,802$722,793176
36TOPROL XL (25 MG)BNMS51,786$1,503,05397
37ALBUTEROL (90MCG)Gen50,472$541,141231
38SIMVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen50,324$4,336,37431
39AMOXICILLIN (500 MG)Gen48,258$145,533663
40SINGULAIR (10 MG)SS47,641$4,487,69730
41ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (30 MG)Gen47,612$1,038,740131
42POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (20 MEQ)Gen47,438$668,238187
43METOPROLOL TARTRATE (25 MG)Gen46,947$227,894492
44COREG (25 MG)BNMS46,892$3,915,12434
45COREG (12.5 MG)BNMS46,274$3,864,56036
46PROPOXYPHENE NAP-ACETAMINOPHEN (100-650 MG)Gen46,075$372,031326
47AZITHROMYCIN (250 MG)Gen45,920$801,112162
48NAMENDA (10 MG)SS43,729$4,196,65432
49HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (12.5 MG)Gen43,201$408,435300
50GLYBURIDE (5 MG)Gen42,995$528,100237
51CELEBREX (200 MG)SS42,935$4,958,45624
52POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (10 MEQ)Gen42,788$416,066295
53AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (5 MG)Gen42,040$1,421,903106
54LANTUS (100/ML)SS40,662$3,205,14244
55COMBIVENT (18-103MCG)SS40,398$2,184,39369
56LEXAPRO (10 MG)SS39,978$2,919,43852
57DIGITEK (125 MCG)Gen39,894$221,353501
58EVISTA (60 MG)SS39,831$3,723,25738
59AMBIEN (5 MG)BNMS39,179$3,224,56543
60COREG (3.125MG)BNMS39,042$3,092,02548
61METFORMIN HCL (1000 MG)Gen38,981$587,806212
62METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (25 MG)Gen38,831$703,516179
63DIOVAN (160 MG)SS38,586$2,490,28859
64ALPRAZOLAM (0.25 MG)Gen37,977$197,886543
65LISINOPRIL (40 MG)Gen37,850$790,914165
66ALTACE (10 MG)SS37,707$2,776,06155
67COSOPT (2%-0.5%)SS36,288$2,397,49463
68WARFARIN SODIUM (5 MG)Gen36,068$445,845275
69DIOVAN (80 MG)SS35,484$2,103,47071
70SERTRALINE HCL (50 MG)Gen35,419$1,905,85880
71LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (50 MCG)Gen35,348$277,357422
72DETROL LA (4 MG)SS35,103$3,755,41337
73LEVAQUIN (500 MG)SS34,955$1,907,08779
74ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (60 MG)Gen34,789$266,140435
75ACIPHEX (20 MG)SS34,785$6,818,95515
76COZAAR (50 MG)SS34,530$2,222,87368
77AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (10 MG)Gen33,930$1,465,104103
78CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (500 MG)Gen33,741$170,219600
79CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE (75 MG)Gen32,942$3,883,77835
80PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (40 MG)Gen32,285$2,001,98676
81SPIRONOLACTONE (25 MG)Gen30,713$306,263379
82LIDODERM (5%(700MG))SS30,192$4,545,94727
83METOPROLOL TARTRATE (100 MG)Gen30,127$129,423729
84PREDNISONE (5 MG)Gen29,843$52,2201100
85KLOR-CON 10 (10 MEQ)Gen29,794$301,922389
86LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (75MCG)Gen29,630$256,842452
87NORVASC (2.5 MG)BNMS29,496$1,699,06287
88LISINOPRIL (5 MG)Gen29,473$329,486360
89LOTREL (5MG-20MG)BNMS29,304$2,999,77550
90RANITIDINE HCL (150 MG)Gen28,890$182,334573
91GABAPENTIN (300 MG)Gen28,768$1,438,731105
92ATENOLOL (100 MG)Gen28,654$195,786550
93TOPROL XL (200 MG)BNMS27,910$1,935,30177
94BONIVA (150 MG)SS27,685$2,381,23964
95VYTORIN (10MG-40MG)SS27,647$2,514,03358
96LUMIGAN (0.03%)SS27,494$2,018,68574
97VYTORIN (10MG-20MG)SS27,325$2,465,01960
98METFORMIN HCL ER (500 MG)Gen27,068$511,128246
99ENALAPRIL MALEATE (20 MG)Gen27,006$572,425220
100LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (100 MCG)Gen26,999$244,236469
101ENALAPRIL MALEATE (10 MG)Gen26,819$448,186274
102AVANDIA (4 MG)SS26,688$2,915,00253
103DIGOXIN (125 MCG)Gen26,466$159,232622
104CEPHALEXIN (500 MG)Gen25,964$172,452594
105ALTACE (5 MG)SS25,962$1,393,026108
106ALLOPURINOL (100 MG)Gen25,890$101,947811
107TRICOR (145MG)SS25,603$3,101,00947
108ZYRTEC (10 MG)SS25,422$1,718,68086
109KLOR-CON M20 (20 MEQ)Gen25,399$362,241336
110TRAMADOL HCL (50 MG)Gen24,919$303,389384
111PREDNISONE (10 MG)Gen24,626$60,8551031
112CRESTOR (10 MG)SS24,386$2,419,75961
113WARFARIN SODIUM (2 MG)Gen24,327$361,249337
114LOVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen23,880$1,183,806123
115TIMOLOL MALEATE (0.5 %)Gen23,757$299,302390
116VERAPAMIL HCL (240 MG)Gen23,680$351,583343
117ACETAMINOPHEN-CODEINE (300MG-30MG)Gen23,600$178,799583
118AVAPRO (150 MG)SS23,493$1,400,408107
119WARFARIN SODIUM (1 MG)Gen23,429$378,779319
120COZAAR (100 MG)SS23,306$1,840,49983
121ALPHAGAN P (0.15 %)SS23,294$1,360,122109
122DIOVAN HCT (160-12.5MG)SS23,132$1,673,19788
123LOTREL (10MG-20MG)BNMS22,866$2,352,68767
124GLYCOLAX (17G/DOSE)Gen22,720$295,089397
125ADVAIR DISKUS (500-50MCG)SS22,710$3,269,27542
126AMBIEN CR (12.5 MG)SS22,663$1,467,531102
127FINASTERIDE (5 MG)Gen22,490$1,520,84394
128ARICEPT (5 MG)SS22,428$3,151,76846
129ACTOS (30 MG)SS22,341$4,121,72133
130ALPRAZOLAM (0.5 MG)Gen22,108$139,806687
131QUINAPRIL HCL (40 MG)Gen21,998$659,775193
132LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (25 MCG)Gen21,679$149,556649
133AVAPRO (300 MG)SS21,577$1,472,021101
134CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA (25MG-100MG)Gen21,572$565,324222
135DUONEB (0.5-2.5/3)BNMS21,560$3,201,07945
136ENALAPRIL MALEATE (5 MG)Gen21,552$282,289416
137ALLOPURINOL (300 MG)Gen21,536$100,538816
138LOVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen21,528$510,504248
139SERTRALINE HCL (100 MG)Gen21,377$1,188,021121
140ZOCOR (20 MG)BNMS21,302$4,574,06726
141SYNTHROID (50 MCG)BNMS21,239$288,247406
142FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (50 MCG)Gen20,877$555,941225
143NYSTATIN-TRIAMCINOLONE (100000-0.1)Gen20,720$84,700894
144SYNTHROID (75MCG)BNMS20,703$309,327375
145PAROXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen20,633$1,052,529130
146LORAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen20,627$400,858306
147HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-500MG)Gen20,604$179,300579
148FOSAMAX PLUS D (70 MG-2800)SS20,042$1,573,85891
149GABAPENTIN (100 MG)Gen19,949$422,458292
150ADVAIR DISKUS (100-50MCG)SS19,788$1,591,95790
151PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (20 MG)Gen19,552$860,646152
152SYNTHROID (100 MCG)BNMS19,496$313,225371
153SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM (800-160MG)Gen19,141$88,382878
154LOTREL (5-10MG)BNMS18,818$1,729,66685
155FEXOFENADINE HCL (180 MG)Gen18,683$938,658141
156WARFARIN SODIUM (2.5 MG)Gen18,585$269,220431
157NASONEX (50 MCG)SS18,157$737,519174
158GLIMEPIRIDE (4 MG)Gen18,103$236,420480
159PREDNISONE (20 MG)Gen18,027$36,3431289
160LIPITOR (80 MG)SS18,015$2,072,87872
161ACTOS (15 MG)SS17,955$2,016,06975
161MECLIZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen17,955$52,0731103
163GLIPIZIDE ER (10 MG)Gen17,844$368,505330
164ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (10 MG)Gen17,811$583,502214
165GEMFIBROZIL (600 MG)Gen17,739$238,266479
166ALTACE (2.5 MG)SS17,723$840,217157
167FUROSEMIDE (80 MG)Gen17,715$95,528839
168MIACALCIN (200/DOSE)BNMS17,670$1,131,725126
169FLUOCINONIDE (0.05%)Gen17,649$152,260642
170HYZAAR (100MG-25MG)SS17,638$1,476,24298
171DIGITEK (250 MCG)Gen17,631$96,866829
172QUINAPRIL HCL (20 MG)Gen17,489$518,205241
173ACTOS (45 MG)SS17,336$3,551,32739
174OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5MG-325MG)Gen17,118$125,675740
175TRAMADOL HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN (37.5-325MG)Gen17,024$649,849197
176ARIMIDEX (1 MG)SS16,819$4,507,55329
177GLYBURIDE-METFORMIN HCL (5 MG-500MG)Gen16,616$667,480188
178MELOXICAM (7.5 MG)Gen16,447$192,374554
179SIMVASTATIN (10 MG)Gen16,378$858,248153
180AMIODARONE HCL (200 MG)Gen16,369$680,755183
181SEROQUEL (25 MG)SS15,937$1,170,472124
182LEXAPRO (20 MG)SS15,912$1,203,290119
183GLIPIZIDE (5 MG)Gen15,878$63,7651006
184DIOVAN (320MG)SS15,871$1,220,732118
185DIAZEPAM (5 MG)Gen15,795$87,810885
186CITALOPRAM HBR (20 MG)Gen15,724$135,786707
187CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (250 MG)Gen15,708$65,540994
188NITROQUICK (0.4 MG)Gen15,692$68,847972
189MECLIZINE HCL (12.5 MG)Gen15,656$54,7211085
190CLOTRIMAZOLE-BETAMETHASONE (1-0.05%)Gen15,622$348,172347
191COLCHICINE (0.6 MG)Gen15,592$92,106865
192ALBUTEROL SULFATE (2.5 MG/3ML)Gen15,542$249,912459
193HUMULIN N (100/ML)BNMS15,393$659,711194
194WARFARIN SODIUM (3 MG)Gen15,276$181,355576
195METHOTREXATE (2.5 MG)Gen15,270$532,697235
196CLONAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen15,250$196,748546
197FAMOTIDINE (20 MG)Gen15,187$92,662858
198HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (50 MG)Gen15,087$62,5231020
199LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-12.5MG)Gen15,008$261,245441
200AVODART (0.5 MG)SS14,933$1,338,894113
201GLIPIZIDE ER (5 MG)Gen14,919$176,661590
202CLONIDINE HCL (0.1 MG)Gen14,908$83,872896
203INSULIN SYRINGE (30GX1/2")Syrn14,484$189,570562
204AGGRENOX (25-200MG)SS14,265$1,300,290114
205AMOX TR-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE (875-125MG)Gen14,208$468,362266
206ZOCOR (40 MG)BNMS14,142$2,907,28554
207COUMADIN (5 MG)BNMS14,132$458,676270
208GLYBURIDE (2.5 MG)Gen13,827$95,641838
209LORAZEPAM (1 MG)Gen13,743$398,793308
210LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (125 MCG)Gen13,602$123,159750
211TRAVATAN (0.004%)SS13,512$845,475156
212NAPROXEN (500 MG)Gen13,508$109,744787
213NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.4MG/HR)Gen13,493$303,357385
214METHYLPREDNISOLONE (4 MG)Gen13,379$71,254954
215HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-750MG)Gen13,239$85,421891
216WARFARIN SODIUM (4 MG)Gen13,217$162,777613
217LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (88MCG)Gen13,155$115,437766
218KLOR-CON M10 (10 MEQ)Gen13,078$117,453760
219VIGAMOX (0.5 %)SS12,971$347,252348
220PROMETHAZINE-CODEINE (10-6.25/5)Gen12,851$112,793776
221HYZAAR (50-12.5MG)SS12,832$805,813161
222AVANDIA (8 MG)SS12,772$2,379,42865
223TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE (0.1%)Gen12,661$68,685973
224INSULIN SYRINGE (31GX5/16")Syrn12,560$167,622604
225LESCOL XL (80 MG)SS12,444$1,354,629111
226GLIPIZIDE (10 MG)Gen12,413$65,204997
227NIASPAN (500 MG)SS12,241$940,617140
228RESTASIS (0.05%)SS12,200$1,289,947116
229TRAZODONE HCL (50 MG)Gen12,135$39,6721249
230GLIMEPIRIDE (2 MG)Gen12,093$94,373849
231LEVAQUIN (250 MG)SS11,994$502,816253
232MIRTAZAPINE (15 MG)Gen11,973$369,495329
233DIOVAN HCT (160-25MG)SS11,955$957,553139
233DIOVAN HCT (80-12.5MG)SS11,955$759,467168
235METFORMIN HCL (850MG)Gen11,907$149,875648
236AVELOX (400 MG)SS11,825$588,461211
237NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.2MG/HR)Gen11,751$232,985488
238FLUOXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen11,720$107,031797
239PAROXETINE HCL (10 MG)Gen11,629$608,137206
240CLARINEX (5 MG)SS11,628$1,064,936129
241EFFEXOR XR (75 MG)SS11,484$1,474,26599
242ZYMAR (0.3 %)SS11,459$305,685381
243PRAVACHOL (80 MG)SS11,385$2,534,15156
244CRESTOR (5 MG)SS10,873$1,036,849132
245CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL (10 MG)Gen10,831$49,9301119
246CILOSTAZOL (100 MG)Gen10,742$390,776315
247LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-25MG)Gen10,710$183,027571
248PROAIR HFA (90MCG)BNMS10,707$201,920534
249CARTIA XT (240 MG)Gen10,703$503,043252
250TORSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen10,613$250,510458
251DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE (100 MG)Gen10,516$31,1721381
252ASACOL (400 MG)SS10,461$1,473,602100
253PROPOXYPHENE NAPSYLATE-APAP (100-650 MG)Gen10,458$94,734846
254METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL (10 MG)Gen10,389$54,4941086
255HUMULIN 70-30 (70-30/ML)BNMS10,368$523,097240
256METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (50 MG)Gen10,306$152,138644
257SYNTHROID (88MCG)BNMS10,288$155,674634
258AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (25 MG)Gen10,266$35,2621309
259DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE (4 MG)Gen10,221$142,955678
260PENTOXIFYLLINE (400 MG)Gen10,206$146,603657
261QUINAPRIL HCL (10 MG)Gen10,188$296,172395
262OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE (5 MG)Gen10,169$48,5411132
263MELOXICAM (15 MG)Gen10,149$141,964681
264ZOLOFT (50 MG)BNMS10,076$1,198,759120
265PREDNISOLONE ACETATE (1 %)Gen10,042$93,975850
266AVALIDE (300-12.5MG)SS9,933$759,244170
267OMACOR (1 G)SS9,929$731,639175
268DIGOXIN (250 MCG)Gen9,903$60,2561033
269CLONIDINE HCL (0.2 MG)Gen9,832$67,066982
270SYNTHROID (25 MCG)BNMS9,824$124,130745
271SYNTHROID (125 MCG)BNMS9,802$174,469591
272PREDNISONE (1 MG)BNMS9,690$92,475860
273FLOVENT HFA (110MCG)SS9,676$600,203209
274SERTRALINE HCL (25 MG)Gen9,625$498,001254
275PHENYTOIN SODIUM EXTENDED (100 MG)Gen9,602$127,994734
276DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (240 MG)Gen9,502$436,345285
277COZAAR (25 MG)SS9,501$536,244234
278SIMVASTATIN (80 MG)Gen9,417$798,495164
279VERAPAMIL HCL (180 MG)Gen9,351$157,014628
280BENICAR (20 MG)SS9,265$481,948261
281JANUVIA (100 MG)SS9,250$1,504,66896
282ACULAR LS (0.4 %)SS9,176$357,408339
283HUMALOG (100/ML)SS9,129$874,068148
284COUMADIN (2 MG)BNMS9,123$304,625383
285AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (50 MG)Gen9,088$72,116949
286FOSINOPRIL SODIUM (40 MG)Gen9,061$210,960517
287ENALAPRIL MALEATE (2.5 MG)Gen9,019$95,771837
288CYMBALTA (60 MG)SS8,999$976,293137
289CARTIA XT (180 MG)Gen8,989$282,017417
290FEMARA (2.5 MG)SS8,987$2,528,33757
291THEOPHYLLINE ANHYDROUS (200 MG)Gen8,984$87,925883
292ERYTHROMYCIN (5MG/G)Gen8,979$30,2691405
293LABETALOL HCL (200 MG)Gen8,964$142,899679
294AVALIDE (150-12.5MG)SS8,962$636,082200
295ATROVENT HFA (17MCG)SS8,960$433,572288
296CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE (0.05%)Gen8,842$171,256598
297STARLIX (120 MG)SS8,780$657,207195
298LYRICA (50 MG)SS8,779$758,522171
299LISINOPRIL (2.5 MG)Gen8,764$66,953983
300PROSCAR (5 MG)BNMS8,762$1,150,046125

* Table VI represents the top 300 drugs ranked by number of adjudicated claims for the program year (October 2006-September 2007) 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.