“The hypothyroid medication levothyroxine (Synthroid, AbbVie) continues to be the nation’s most prescribed drug, and the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify, Otsuka Pharmaceutical) continues to have the highest sales, at nearly $6.9 billion, according to the latest data from research firm IMS Health,” according to the latest data from research firm IMS Health.
“The data reflect a rolling 12 months of history (April 2013 – March 2014) on the top 100 drugs by total sales and total prescriptions in the United States, according to IMS Health
“Following levothyroxine (with just more than 23 million prescriptions) as most prescribed drug in the United States were the 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.”
Source: Medscape