EPIC Program Annual Report 2009-2010 Appendix: Table IX

Table IX
Top Twenty Drugs Based on EPIC Payments
Rank by
Payment
Drug and StrengthDrug
Type**
Number
of Claims
EPIC
Payments
Rank by Number
of Claims
Top 20 Totals1,101,298 $96,736,306
Percent of Top 20 Drugs to Total EPIC Payments 11.38% 29.00%
1 PLAVIX (75 MG) SS 181,987 $16,461,902 1
2 NEXIUM (40 MG) SS 100,355 $10,870,410 6
3 ARICEPT (10 MG) SS 59,436 $6,412,966 21
4 SPIRIVA (18MCG) SS 81,414 $6,293,418 14
5 LIPITOR (20 MG) SS 74,356 $5,891,217 16
6 LIPITOR (10 MG) SS 86,309 $4,838,255 11
7 ADVAIR DISKUS (250-50MCG) SS 57,983 $4,480,157 23
8 PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM (40 MG) Gen 55,547 $4,251,729 24
9 LIPITOR (40 MG) SS 47,732 $3,968,281 32
10 JANUVIA (100 MG) SS 32,103 $3,574,420 56
11 ACIPHEX (20 MG) SS 18,484 $3,539,003 131
12 NAMENDA (10 MG) SS 44,881 $3,524,019 37
13 ZETIA (10 MG) SS 44,273 $3,237,831 38
14 FLOMAX (0.4 MG) BNMS 40,403 $3,094,921 40
15 SINGULAIR (10 MG) SS 45,739 $2,972,922 34
16 LIDODERM (5%(700MG)) SS 26,187 $2,764,546 79
17 ACTOS (30 MG) SS 21,453 $2,730,091 107
18 ARIMIDEX (1 MG) BNMS 12,849 $2,703,007 193
19 CELEBREX (200 MG) SS 33,794 $2,634,420 55
20 CRESTOR (10 MG) SS 36,013 $2,492,791 47

* Table IX lists the top 20 drugs ranked on EPIC Payments of adjudicated claims for the program year (October 2009-September 2010) as well as the percentage of the EPIC Payments they represent for the year.

** Drug Type values are BNMS='Brand Name Multi-Source', Gen='Generic' and SS='Sole Source.'