For What Its Worthless - the top 10 most prescribed meds in the US March 2013-14: hypothyroid medication levothyroxine (Synthroid, AbbVie) 23 million; cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (Crestor, AstraZeneca), at about 22.9 million; the proton pump inhibitor esomeprazole (Nexium, AstraZeneca), at roughly 19.3 million; the asthma medication albuterol (Ventolin HFA, GlaxoSmithKline), at about 17.5 million; and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medication fluticasone/salmeterol (Advair Diskus, GlaxoSmithKline), at more than 15.5 million; the antidepressant duloxetine (Cymbalta, Eli Lilly); the antihypertensive valsartan (Diovan, Novartis); the attention deficit drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse, Shire); insulin glargine injection (Lantus Solostar, sanofi-aventis); antiepileptic pregabalin (Lyrica, Pfizer).
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:17:42 +0000
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