EPIC Program Annual Data Tables 2008-2009 Appendix: Table VI

Table VI
300 Most Frequently Purchased Drugs*
Rank by
Number of
Claims
Drug and StrengthDrug
Type**
Number
of Claims
EPIC PaymentsRank by
Payment
1PLAVIX (75 MG)SS184,753$17,234,7501
2HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (25 MG)Gen173,312$144,237438
3OMEPRAZOLE (20 MG)Gen135,790$1,526,42343
4FUROSEMIDE (40 MG)Gen130,240$190,832349
5AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (5 MG)Gen113,503$346,046213
6NEXIUM (40 MG)SS109,156$12,726,3122
7ALENDRONATE SODIUM (70 MG)Gen104,608$596,037123
8LIPITOR (10 MG)SS103,607$6,245,0685
9SIMVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen99,577$391,750190
10FUROSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen98,122$118,356508
11AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (10 MG)Gen91,162$289,148246
12METOPROLOL TARTRATE (50 MG)Gen90,959$156,683411
13SIMVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen89,396$398,479185
14LIPITOR (20 MG)SS85,484$7,326,0874
15SPIRIVA (18MCG)SS79,470$5,929,4317
16METFORMIN HCL (500 MG)Gen79,375$240,972288
17METOPROLOL TARTRATE (25 MG)Gen76,311$141,290446
18VITAMIN D (50000 UNIT)Gen73,953$516,142145
19FLOMAX (0.4 MG)SS73,896$4,888,1758
20METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (50 MG)Gen73,570$905,90585
21ATENOLOL (50 MG)Gen70,436$121,000498
22PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM (40 MG)Gen68,257$4,674,58410
23XALATAN (0.005%)SS63,177$2,624,02125
24ARICEPT (10 MG)SS59,906$6,044,2006
25ATENOLOL (25 MG)Gen58,495$86,558613
26PREVACID (30 MG)SS58,371$7,864,4133
27ADVAIR DISKUS (250-50MCG)SS58,228$4,716,7129
28ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (10 MG)Gen57,088$93,248589
29FOLIC ACID (1 MG)Gen55,243$153,232416
30LISINOPRIL (10 MG)Gen52,702$96,484570
31LIPITOR (40 MG)SS52,129$4,551,60511
32LISINOPRIL (20 MG)Gen51,837$130,920467
33DIGOXIN (125 MCG)Gen50,786$145,570434
34ACTONEL (35 MG)SS50,551$3,294,28519
35HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5 MG-500MG)Gen50,341$105,726542
36ZETIA (10 MG)SS50,316$3,848,99913
37AZITHROMYCIN (250 MG)Gen49,486$226,289299
38KLOR-CON M20 (20 MEQ)Gen48,882$296,296241
39PROAIR HFA (90MCG)BNMS47,676$751,72798
40METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (100 MG)Gen47,498$914,96883
41KLOR-CON 10 (10 MEQ)Gen46,486$267,399271
42SINGULAIR (10 MG)SS46,454$3,044,84921
43METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (25 MG)Gen45,673$531,000143
44NAMENDA (10 MG)SS44,863$3,481,70316
45TRIAMTERENE-HCTZ (37.5-25MG)Gen43,674$158,037406
46AMOXICILLIN (500 MG)Gen43,234$43,813899
47LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (50 MCG)Gen42,237$153,067417
48HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (12.5 MG)Gen41,406$168,763387
49DIOVAN (160 MG)SS39,166$1,955,13538
50LISINOPRIL (40 MG)Gen38,713$128,783476
51POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (10 MEQ)Gen38,582$249,707283
52CELEBREX (200 MG)SS38,155$3,299,16518
53ALPRAZOLAM (0.25 MG)Gen37,083$128,646477
54POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (20 MEQ)Gen36,678$223,679306
55METFORMIN HCL (1000 MG)Gen36,317$144,085439
56ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (30 MG)Gen35,643$188,143351
57LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (75MCG)Gen35,502$138,885455
58WARFARIN SODIUM (5 MG)Gen35,333$178,717364
59LANTUS (100/ML)SS34,908$2,433,29428
60LEXAPRO (10 MG)SS34,765$1,833,43339
61PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (40 MG)Gen34,166$215,487316
62SERTRALINE HCL (50 MG)Gen33,749$105,198545
63EVISTA (60 MG)SS33,651$2,093,28835
64CRESTOR (10 MG)SS33,607$2,373,82631
65PROPOXYPHENE NAP-ACETAMINOPHEN (100-650 MG)Gen33,314$135,100460
66PREDNISONE (5 MG)Gen33,059$24,7731192
67BONIVA (150 MG)SS32,573$2,390,75530
68CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (500 MG)Gen32,557$49,789844
69DETROL LA (4 MG)SS32,435$2,454,25327
70LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (100 MCG)Gen31,076$127,124482
71DIOVAN (80 MG)SS30,775$1,412,78445
72GLYBURIDE (5 MG)Gen29,975$172,863376
73LISINOPRIL (5 MG)Gen29,561$42,488914
74JANUVIA (100 MG)SS29,500$3,524,85215
75LIDODERM (5%(700MG))SS29,109$3,137,60720
76GABAPENTIN (300 MG)Gen29,066$139,929448
77COMBIVENT (18-103MCG)SS28,962$1,424,06844
78METOPROLOL TARTRATE (100 MG)Gen28,756$71,078689
79SPIRONOLACTONE (25 MG)Gen28,639$111,297527
80COZAAR (50 MG)SS27,903$1,309,25353
81TRICOR (145MG)SS27,782$2,346,08832
82FINASTERIDE (5 MG)Gen27,761$586,658127
83TRAMADOL HCL (50 MG)Gen27,440$83,960621
84PROTONIX (40 MG)BNMS27,306$2,622,78726
85VENTOLIN HFA (90MCG)BNMS27,279$394,830188
86LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (25 MCG)Gen26,859$86,398614
87ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE (60 MG)Gen26,808$129,203473
88ALLOPURINOL (100 MG)Gen26,650$45,006890
89LUMIGAN (0.03%)SS26,387$1,400,29146
90RAMIPRIL (10 MG)Gen25,845$224,981303
91SIMVASTATIN (10 MG)Gen25,503$95,181578
92ACIPHEX (20 MG)SS25,282$4,325,46712
93ALBUTEROL SULFATE (2.5 MG/3ML)Gen25,179$163,181397
94ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE (5 MG)Gen25,063$41,910921
95METHOTREXATE (2.5 MG)Gen24,972$186,790354
96LEVAQUIN (500 MG)SS24,377$916,52082
97COZAAR (100 MG)SS23,899$1,374,56349
98ATENOLOL (100 MG)Gen23,843$62,558746
99RANITIDINE HCL (150 MG)Gen23,790$70,401693
100SIMVASTATIN (80 MG)Gen23,369$119,444501
101WARFARIN SODIUM (2 MG)Gen23,298$142,801440
102PROVENTIL HFA (90MCG)BNMS23,231$422,728174
103METFORMIN HCL ER (500 MG)Gen23,133$93,994585
104PREDNISONE (10 MG)Gen23,055$21,5221259
105ALPRAZOLAM (0.5 MG)Gen22,846$100,365557
106ACTOS (30 MG)SS22,598$3,000,94922
107AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (2.5 MG)Gen22,357$68,078708
108FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE (50 MCG)Gen22,347$116,971510
109ARICEPT (5 MG)SS22,278$2,017,52436
110WARFARIN SODIUM (1 MG)Gen22,230$151,202422
111TOPROL XL (50 MG)BNMS22,202$632,471111
112ENALAPRIL MALEATE (20 MG)Gen21,779$64,676731
113LOVASTATIN (40 MG)Gen21,729$175,191372
114CARVEDILOL (6.25MG)Gen21,438$81,933628
115SERTRALINE HCL (100 MG)Gen21,287$70,580691
116OXYCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (5MG-325MG)Gen20,758$55,619794
117PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (20 MG)Gen20,696$116,925511
118GABAPENTIN (100 MG)Gen20,578$72,020685
119DIOVAN (320MG)SS20,521$1,174,95064
120CEPHALEXIN (500 MG)Gen20,380$53,773812
121ALLOPURINOL (300 MG)Gen20,323$55,193795
122ENALAPRIL MALEATE (10 MG)Gen20,259$50,681835
123LIPITOR (80 MG)SS20,215$1,738,88541
124LOVAZA (1 G)SS20,144$1,368,58550
125LORAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen20,076$93,575587
126ADVAIR DISKUS (500-50MCG)SS19,989$2,312,66433
127CITALOPRAM HBR (20 MG)Gen19,933$56,892784
128AVAPRO (300 MG)SS19,901$1,255,75256
129FEXOFENADINE HCL (180 MG)Gen19,798$358,653205
130TIMOLOL MALEATE (0.5 %)Gen19,630$138,914454
131DIOVAN HCT (160-12.5MG)SS19,593$1,026,66073
132AVODART (0.5 MG)SS19,513$1,195,63663
133HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-500MG)Gen19,404$66,502718
134SULFAMETHOXAZOLE-TRIMETHOPRIM (800-160MG)Gen19,237$37,015987
135CARVEDILOL (12.5 MG)Gen19,067$73,843674
136CARVEDILOL (25 MG)Gen19,057$76,029658
137DIGOXIN (250 MCG)Gen18,942$56,136788
138AVAPRO (150 MG)SS18,853$1,043,19472
139DORZOLAMIDE-TIMOLOL (2%-0.5%)Gen18,816$501,308148
140NASONEX (50 MCG)SS18,537$612,443120
141COSOPT (2%-0.5%)BNMS18,412$975,39276
142ACETAMINOPHEN-CODEINE (300MG-30MG)Gen18,341$53,551814
143LOVASTATIN (20 MG)Gen18,176$97,219568
144POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 (17G/DOSE)Gen17,958$147,735429
145CARBIDOPA-LEVODOPA (25MG-100MG)Gen17,722$232,152293
146CRESTOR (5 MG)SS17,560$1,198,97862
147VERAPAMIL HCL (240 MG)Gen17,425$134,897461
148QUINAPRIL HCL (40 MG)Gen17,404$87,450609
149LEXAPRO (20 MG)SS17,364$964,14378
150WARFARIN SODIUM (2.5 MG)Gen17,327$92,316593
151PAROXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen16,876$104,125548
152ACTOS (15 MG)SS16,860$1,397,53547
153ACTOS (45 MG)SS16,822$2,416,69229
154GLIMEPIRIDE (4 MG)Gen16,803$82,310626
155RAMIPRIL (5 MG)Gen16,666$114,984518
156ARIMIDEX (1 MG)SS16,452$3,590,42414
157LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (88MCG)Gen16,345$69,776699
158VYTORIN (10MG-40MG)SS16,325$1,291,75454
159ENALAPRIL MALEATE (5 MG)Gen16,053$32,0741056
160AGGRENOX (25-200MG)SS15,740$1,122,10866
161CARVEDILOL (3.125MG)Gen15,719$60,379758
162LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-12.5MG)Gen15,672$59,698763
163SYNTHROID (50 MCG)BNMS15,628$157,388409
164WARFARIN SODIUM (3 MG)Gen15,620$76,092657
165SYNTHROID (75MCG)BNMS15,509$176,214368
166HYZAAR (100MG-25MG)SS15,501$999,31874
167CIPROFLOXACIN HCL (250 MG)Gen15,458$21,5171260
168CLOTRIMAZOLE-BETAMETHASONE (1-0.05%)Gen15,341$97,322566
169ADVAIR DISKUS (100-50MCG)SS15,331$970,87577
170CLONAZEPAM (0.5 MG)Gen15,278$55,883790
171AMBIEN CR (12.5 MG)SS15,222$1,105,98467
172LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (125 MCG)Gen15,004$66,981715
173CARTIA XT (240 MG)Gen14,770$305,973235
174AMIODARONE HCL (200 MG)Gen14,655$108,805531
175VYTORIN (10MG-20MG)SS14,586$1,151,99765
176MELOXICAM (7.5 MG)Gen14,558$36,779990
177FORTICAL (200/DOSE)Gen14,514$408,542180
178TRAVATAN Z (0.004%)SS14,416$610,820121
179GEMFIBROZIL (600 MG)Gen14,367$84,958619
180SYNTHROID (100 MCG)BNMS14,324$173,709375
181AMOX TR-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE (875-125MG)Gen14,146$113,333521
182WARFARIN SODIUM (4 MG)Gen13,879$66,724716
183AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL (5MG-20MG)Gen13,864$557,889137
184LANTUS SOLOSTAR (300/3ML)SS13,793$1,254,19657
185DIAZEPAM (5 MG)Gen13,686$49,674846
186LORAZEPAM (1 MG)Gen13,588$80,257636
187PREDNISONE (1 MG)Gen13,587$54,599802
188METHYLPREDNISOLONE (4 MG)Gen13,580$29,9461096
189CRESTOR (20 MG)SS13,535$994,25875
190FUROSEMIDE (80 MG)Gen13,514$32,8141043
191SEROQUEL (25 MG)SS13,448$742,256100
192GLIPIZIDE (5 MG)Gen13,436$30,9891079
193CLONIDINE HCL (0.1 MG)Gen13,357$37,308982
194QUINAPRIL HCL (20 MG)Gen13,303$65,206727
195ALPHAGAN P (0.1%)SS13,288$579,962129
196CYMBALTA (60 MG)SS13,048$1,051,77270
197MECLIZINE HCL (25 MG)Gen13,032$47,827858
198FOSAMAX PLUS D (70 MG-2800)SS12,991$839,93089
199TRAMADOL HCL-ACETAMINOPHEN (37.5-325MG)Gen12,899$232,279292
200COLCHICINE (0.6 MG)Gen12,830$38,213973
201FAMOTIDINE (20 MG)Gen12,808$38,689965
202AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (25 MG)Gen12,630$19,4981328
203MIRTAZAPINE (15 MG)Gen12,600$96,180573
204HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (50 MG)Gen12,534$19,4581330
205RESTASIS (0.05%)SS12,525$1,089,63668
206GLIMEPIRIDE (2 MG)Gen12,521$42,679909
207VIGAMOX (0.5 %)SS12,511$286,436249
208GLYBURIDE-METFORMIN HCL (5 MG-500MG)Gen12,320$225,054302
209PREDNISONE (20 MG)Gen12,205$10,1041731
210MELOXICAM (15 MG)Gen12,134$28,9441111
211INSULIN SYRINGE (31GX5/16")Syrn12,111$121,549497
212NIASPAN (500 MG)SS12,102$700,468103
213ALPHAGAN P (0.15 %)SS12,032$553,247138
214STARLIX (120 MG)BNMS11,834$865,92186
215CHERATUSSIN AC (100-10MG/5)Gen11,797$33,9181030
216NYSTATIN-TRIAMCINOLONE (100000-0.1)Gen11,700$21,3391265
217NITROFURANTOIN MONO-MACRO (100 MG)Gen11,523$50,304839
218GLIPIZIDE ER (10 MG)Gen11,511$123,030494
219TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE (0.1%)Gen11,506$35,6721008
220CARTIA XT (120 MG)Gen11,505$154,371415
221PEN NEEDLE (31GX5/16")Syrn11,405$146,867431
222TRAZODONE HCL (50 MG)Gen11,353$16,5651422
223AVELOX (400 MG)BNMS11,309$493,398152
224NAPROXEN (500 MG)Gen11,083$32,2901051
225MECLIZINE HCL (12.5 MG)Gen11,034$22,8781230
226GLYBURIDE (2.5 MG)Gen10,923$38,328972
227CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (0.12 %)Gen10,903$20,7201283
228KLOR-CON M10 (10 MEQ)Gen10,860$40,980933
229RAMIPRIL (2.5 MG)Gen10,816$74,790668
230BENICAR (40 MG)SS10,774$572,701132
231ACTONEL (150 MG)SS10,757$765,71396
232DIOVAN HCT (160-25MG)SS10,664$627,406115
233SERTRALINE HCL (25 MG)Gen10,623$31,4431068
234JANUVIA (50 MG)SS10,607$1,257,80155
235HUMALOG (100/ML)SS10,591$964,13879
236HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN (7.5-750MG)Gen10,575$27,0111147
237INSULIN SYRINGE (30GX1/2")Syrn10,534$105,996540
238HUMULIN N (100/ML)BNMS10,516$435,971166
239LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (20-25MG)Gen10,477$39,028957
240LISINOPRIL (2.5 MG)Gen10,472$12,7911584
241DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE (100 MG)Gen10,431$11,3491662
242LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (112MCG)Gen10,422$47,394863
243GLIPIZIDE (10 MG)Gen10,373$31,7301062
244AMLODIPINE BESYLATE-BENAZEPRIL (10MG-20MG)Gen10,315$428,678171
245VESICARE (5 MG)SS10,243$834,32090
246HYZAAR (50-12.5MG)SS10,180$513,917146
247DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (240 MG)Gen10,178$206,423327
248BENICAR (20 MG)SS10,125$435,630167
249CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL (10 MG)Gen10,105$25,0931186
250EFFEXOR XR (75 MG)SS10,074$1,046,52471
251NIFEDICAL XL (60 MG)Gen10,033$277,185261
252PROPOXYPHENE NAPSYLATE-APAP (100-650 MG)Gen9,933$45,237888
253CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE (0.05%)Gen9,926$100,039559
254FLUOXETINE HCL (20 MG)Gen9,900$28,9771110
255METFORMIN HCL (850MG)Gen9,889$40,759939
256OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE (5 MG)Gen9,884$27,3011141
257PAROXETINE HCL (10 MG)Gen9,796$53,840811
258DIOVAN HCT (80-12.5MG)SS9,725$465,451159
259COUMADIN (5 MG)BNMS9,679$256,064278
260NITROGLYCERIN (0.4 MG)Gen9,666$30,3121091
261METOPROLOL SUCCINATE (200 MG)Gen9,633$284,166254
262ZYMAR (0.3 %)SS9,621$235,225290
263LANOXIN (125 MCG)BNMS9,562$57,883773
264FOSAMAX (70 MG)BNMS9,561$961,37181
265GLIPIZIDE ER (5 MG)Gen9,495$64,945729
266CITALOPRAM HBR (10 MG)Gen9,430$25,0031189
267FEMARA (2.5 MG)SS9,380$2,273,71034
268OMEPRAZOLE (40 MG)Gen9,320$418,061177
269ACULAR LS (0.4 %)SS9,316$337,786218
270PREDNISOLONE ACETATE (1 %)Gen9,300$40,387945
271NOVOLOG (100/ML)SS9,270$855,10288
272IPRATROPIUM-ALBUTEROL (0.5-2.5/3)Gen9,158$330,684221
273COMBIGAN (0.2%-0.5%)SS9,121$284,282253
274TORSEMIDE (20 MG)Gen9,018$98,359562
275FLUOCINONIDE (0.05%)Gen8,868$32,3291049
276CYMBALTA (30 MG)SS8,865$794,13494
277METOCLOPRAMIDE HCL (10 MG)Gen8,859$22,2561243
278LYRICA (50 MG)SS8,851$629,920114
279DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE (4 MG)Gen8,815$39,893950
280CILOSTAZOL (100 MG)Gen8,648$81,180631
281ASACOL (400 MG)SS8,637$1,205,65959
282NITROGLYCERIN PATCH (0.4MG/HR)Gen8,502$73,434676
283COZAAR (25 MG)SS8,462$316,087226
284CASODEX (50 MG)BNMS8,436$2,652,77023
285DIOVAN HCT (320MG-25MG)SS8,399$577,162130
286SYNTHROID (88MCG)BNMS8,339$98,229563
287CLONIDINE HCL (0.2 MG)Gen8,321$31,6771064
288AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (10 MG)Gen8,295$11,8991641
289LISINOPRIL-HCTZ (10-12.5MG)Gen8,279$40,580943
290LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (150 MCG)Gen8,232$36,2341000
291DILTIAZEM 24HR ER (180 MG)Gen8,194$122,823495
292HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE (200 MG)Gen8,192$43,306903
293CITALOPRAM HBR (40 MG)Gen8,179$21,2991266
294LESCOL XL (80 MG)SS8,082$761,73197
295NIFEDIPINE ER (60 MG)Gen8,030$186,412356
296PRAVASTATIN SODIUM (80 MG)Gen7,946$64,993728
297HYDRALAZINE HCL (50 MG)Gen7,923$83,828622
298GLIPIZIDE XL (10 MG)Gen7,881$75,490661
299MUPIROCIN (2 %)Gen7,876$58,148770
300TRAVATAN (0.004%)SS7,866$309,136230

* Table VI represents the top 300 drugs ranked by number of adjudicated claims for the program year (October 2008-September 2009) as well as the rank by EPIC payment.

** Drug Type values are BNMS='Brand Name Multi-Source', Gen='Generic,' SS='Sole Source' and Syrn='Insulin Syringe.' The indicated drug type is the type identified at the close of the program year.