This statistic shows the top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S., in 2009 thousands of U.S. dollars. Lipitor, the highest ranking drug, was prescribed 42,027,000 times.
Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009
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Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009
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Drug Topics. (May 19, 2010). Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/
Drug Topics. "Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000)." Chart. May 19, 2010. Statista. Accessed March 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/
Drug Topics. (2010). Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/
Drug Topics. "Top 20 Branded Drugs by Total Prescriptions in The U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/
Drug Topics, Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/ (last visited March 07, 2025)
Top 20 branded drugs by total prescriptions in the U.S. in 2009 (in 1,000) [Graph], Drug Topics, May 19, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187685/top-20-branded-drugs-by-total-prescriptions-in-the-us-2009/
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