Monday, February 8, 2010

Top 50 FDA Approved Prescription Drugs

Pharmacy School Guide - by Pharmacy Guy

This list was compiled by trade publication Chain Drug Review. It is based on total prescriptions filled, which is a better indicator of volume than total dollars affiliated with the sale of any particular medication. The figures are for 2008, as data for 2009 are currently unavailable.

1.      Lipitor - Pfizer Inc.

2.      Hydrocodone - Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

3.      Hydrocodone - Watson Pharmaceuticals

4.      Amoxicillin - Teva Pharmaceuticals

5.      Levothyroxine Sodium - Mylan Laboratories

6.      Synthroid - Abbott Pharmaceuticals

7.      Lexapro - Forest Pharmaceuticals

8.      Singulair - Merck & Co.

9.      Nexium - AstraZeneca

10.  Plavix - Bristol-Myers Squibb

11.  Simvastatin - Teva Pharmaceuticals

12.  Toprol-XL - AstraZeneca

13.  Azithromycin - Greenstone LLC

14.  Zyrtec - Pfizer Inc.

15.  Vytorin - Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals

16.  Lisinopril - Lupin Pharmaceuticals

17.  Warfarin Sodium - Barr/Teva Pharmaceuticals

18.  Hydrochlorothiazide - Teva Pharmaceuticals

19.  Furosemide - Mylan Pharmaceuticals

20.  Advair Diskus - GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals

21.  Protonix - Wyeth (Pfizer)

22.  Prevacid - Takeda Pharmaceuticals America

23.  Effexor XR - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

24.  Lisinopril - Sandoz

25.  Diovan - Novartis

26.  Fosamax - Merck & Co.

27.  Oxycodone                - Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

28.  Cephalexin - Teva Pharmaceuticals

29.  Amlodipine Besylate - Mylan Pharmaceuticals

30.  Levothyroxine Sodium - Lannett Pharmaceuticals

31.  Metoprolol Hydrochloride - Mylan Pharmaceuticals

32.  Sertraline Hydrochloride - Greenstone LLC

33.  Zetia - Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals

34.  Crestor - AstraZeneca

35.  Metformin Hydrochloride - Teva Pharmaceuticals

36.  Seroquel - AstraZeneca

37.  Levaquin - Ortho-McNeil

38.  Lisinopril - Teva Pharmaceuticals

39.  Diovan HCT - Novartis

40.  Atenolol - Mylan Pharmaceuticals

41.  Azithromycin - Teva Pharmaceuticals

42.  Actos - Takeda Pharmaceuticals America

43.  Cymbalta - Eli Lilly & Co.

44.  Prednisone - Watson Pharmaceuticals

45.  Flomax - Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

46.  Proair HFA - Teva Pharmaceuticals

47.  Celebrex - Pfizer Inc.

48.  Norvasc - Pfizer Inc.

49.  Atenolol - Sandoz

50.  Lantus - Sanofi-Aventis

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