{"id":1053101,"date":"2011-05-22T15:48:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T15:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/top-10-most-prescribed-medications.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:48:09","slug":"top-10-most-prescribed-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/top-10-most-prescribed-medications.php","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Prescribed Medications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos1.blogger.com\/blogger\/2608\/483\/1600\/VariousPills.0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9cb02_VariousPills.0.jpg\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\"><\/a>According to a report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, the <b>top 10 most-prescribed drugs<\/b> in the U.S. are:<\/p><p>- hydrocodone (combined with acetaminophen)<br>- simvastatin<br>- lisinopril<br>- levothyroxine sodium<br>- amlodipine besylate<br>- omeprazole<br>- azithromycin<br>- amoxicillin<br>- metformin<br>- hydrochlorothiazide<\/p><p>The <b>top 10 best-selling drugs<\/b> are:<\/p><p>- Lipitor, $7.2 billion<br>- Nexium, 6.3 billion<br>- Plavix<br>- <b>Advair Diskus<\/b>, $4.7 billion<br>- Abilify<br>- Seroquel<br>- <b>Singulair<\/b>, $4.1 billion (it will be generic in 2012)<br>- Crestor<br>- Actos<br>- Epogen<\/p><p>References:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/news\/20110420\/the-10-most-prescribed-drugs?src=RSS_PUBLIC\">The 10 Most Prescribed Drugs<\/a>. 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