100 Top Prescribed Drugs (Top voted first)

I need an updated list of the top 100 prescription medications for 2009.

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I'm sorry, but it is only January, so it doesn't seem the updated list for 2009 has been released, yet. I can only find listings of the flashcards that were for sale to study this list during 2009 and the list that used the sales/prescription data from 2008.

That said, here's that list:

Please note, the first number is sales ranking, the number in parentheses is how many spots it moved since the prior year, then the drug name, then the $ amount of retail sales and the percentage of change in the units sold since 2007.

Lipitor 5,880,128 -4.6%

2 Nexium 4,794,450 10.1%

3 (2) Plavix 3,796,221 23.1%

4 (1) Advair Diskus 3,572,473 5.4%

5 (1) Prevacid 3,295,465 -0.6%

6 (1) Seroquel 2,908,971 15.5%

7 (1) Singulair 2,898,060 1.2%

8 Effexor XR 2,657,729 7.8%

9 (24) OxyContin 2,502,982 139.8%

10 Actos 2,447,602 9.8%

11 (2) Lexapro 2,412,048 4.7%

12 (3) Abilify 2,371,795 33.1%

13 Topamax 2,177,348 18.5%

14 (2) Cymbalta 2,170,162 25.2%

15 (3) Zyprexa 1,748,259 10.7%

16 (6) Valtrex 1,684,192 20.7%

17 (6) Crestor 1,676,553 22.6%

18 (6) Vytorin 1,545,643 -20.3%

19 (2) Lamictal 1,539,101 -10.4%

20 Celebrex 1,526,818 7.8%

21 (5) Lantus 1,475,110 13.2%

22 (3) Levaquin 1,461,080 2.0%

23 (4) Adderall XR 1,446,629 12.2%

24 (13) Lyrica 1,389,205 38.9%

25 (3) Diovan 1,283,141 14.8%

26 (4) Tricor 1,249,299 12.9%

27 (9) Flomax 1,236,963 23.4%

28 (14) Risperdal 1,221,505 -31.8%

29 (3) Diovan HCT 1,212,308 15.3%

30 (9) Zetia 1,183,627 -15.8%

31 (8) Aricept 1,149,221 16.9%

32 (15) Spiriva 1,142,746 31.6%

33 (1) Concerta 1,103,973 7.1%

34 (3) Aciphex 1,052,133 -4.3%

35 (5) Imitrex Oral 972,778 2.3%

36 (13) Lidoderm 970,208 20.1%

37 (20) Keppra 940,941 32.8%

38 (10) Viagra 920,051 11.5%

39 (22) Atripla 915,561 48.3%

40 (13) Lovenox 913,764 22.5%

41 (43) Januvia 913,501 93.7%

42 (1) Nasonex 904,074 1.3%

43 (2) Ambien CR 865,719 -1.2%

44 (10) Provigil 846,089 13.6%

45 (13) Geodon Oral 797,100 19.9%

46 (16) Truvada 775,787 28.0%

47 (8) Lunesta 771,019 8.2%

48 (2) Enbrel 763,927 -12.7%

49 (1) Actonel 714,977 -9.6%

50 (13) CellCept 711,530 18.7%

51 (14) Humalog 702,798 18.7%

52 (8) Detrol LA 696,934 9.6%

53 (13) Depakote ER 692,472 20.0%

54 (5) Cozaar 690,028 5.8%

55 (9) Pulmicort Respules 651,024 9.9%

56 (14) Niaspan 638,816 16.9%

57 (19) Wellbutrin XL 613,694 -38.2%

58 (7) Chantix 605,323 -20.8%

59 (13) Budeprion XL 595,206 10.8%

60 (11) Byetta 594,736 9.9%

61 (69) Yaz 585,421 129.9%

62 (17) Prograf 584,703 13.3%

63 (20) Namenda 582,468 18.9%

64 (16) Arimidex 568,846 12.3%

65 (9) Combivent 558,351 4.6%

66 (20) Cialis 555,080 22.5%

67 (10) Flovent HFA 553,050 6.1%

68 (57) Protonix 552,903 -74.1%

69 (1) Premarin Tabs 548,917 -1.5%

70 (50) Suboxone 531,808 88.4%

71 (11) Hyzaar 528,401 5.7%

72 (19) ProAir HFA 527,655 25.3%

73 (14) Reyataz 519,398 18.4%

74 (19) Benicar HCT 515,213 24.4%

75 (6) Synthroid 514,887 -6.0%

76 (47) Avandia 513,715 -53.7%

77 (19) Boniva 512,179 26.7%

78 (5) Strattera 511,612 -4.5%

79 () Polymagma Plain 507,096 NA

80 (2) Skelaxin 501,310 -3.1%

81 Evista 499,924 -0.7%

82 (10) Asacol 463,747 10.2%

83 (16) Depakote 456,909 -20.4%

84 (4) Xalatan 456,321 5.9%

85 Humira 455,911 -1.4%

86 (16) Benicar 455,408 23.2%

87 (12) Gleevec 450,576 17.2%

88 (15) AndroGel 441,168 20.5%

89 (26) Enbrel Sureclick 433,792 47.9%

90 Avelox 428,793 1.0%

91 (3) Fentanyl Oral Citrate 423,743 3.8%

92 (39) Lovaza 417,542 65.2%

93 (20) RenaGel 408,552 39.2%

94 (4) Avapro 405,557 5.4%

95 (67) Humira Pen 381,397 99.4%

96 () Vyvanse 374,990 486.1%

97 (3) Kaletra 373,122 0.0%

98 (6) Xopenex 371,995 4.9%

99 (13) Copaxone 370,479 22.1%

100 (21) Avodart 364,706 29.6%

Does anyone know when the new chart will be available?

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My Daily Drug Regiment:
A.M.:
Synthroid - 75 mcg - 7:30 A.M.
Nexium -40 mg - 8:30 A.M.
Lotensin - 20 mg - 9:00 A.M.
Cymbalta -30 mg -
Xanax - 1/2 of 1 mg -
Flaxseed Oil - 1000 -
Cranberry - 1200 iu -

Late Noon:
Xanax - 1/2 of 1 mg - 4:00 P.M.

P.M.:
Aspirin - 81 mg - 9:00 P.M.
Pravastatin - 20 mg -
Cymbalta - 30 mg -
Xanax - 1 mg -
Flaxseed Oil - 1000 -
Cranberry - 1200 iu -
Vitamin D-3 - 1000 -
Acidophillus -

As Needed:
Hydrochlorot - 12.5 mg - 9:00 P.M.
Advil - 200 mg (1 -2) - when needed
or
Aleve - 220 mg - when needed

Is this regiment time schedule okay or do I need to take these drugs a different way for them to work correctly on me?

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