Top 10 Drugs Every Nurse Needs To Know

These are the most commonly prescribed drugs in America so hopefully you already know what they are. Now if we could only get them in more confusing doses…

The top 10 meds by number of monthly prescriptions are:

1. Synthroid (levothyroxine), 21.5 million
2. Crestor (rosuvastatin), 21.4 million
3. Ventolin HFA (albuterol), 18.2 million
4. Nexium (esomeprazole), 15.2 million
5. Advair Diskus (fluticasone), 13.7 million
6. Lantus Solostar (insulin glargine), 10.9 million
7. Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine), 10.4 million
8. Lyrica (pregabalin), 10.0 million
9. Spiriva Handihaler (tiotropium), 9.6 million
10. Januvia (sitagliptin), 9.1 million

The top 10 meds by sales are:

1. Humira (adalimumab), $8.2 billion
2. Abilify (aripiprazole), $7.9 billion
3. Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), $6.9 billion
4. Crestor (rosuvastatin), $5.9 billion
5. Enbrel (etanercept), $5.9 billion
6. Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir), $5.3 billion
7. Nexium (esomeprazole), $5.3 billion
8. Advair Diskus (fluticasone), $4.7 billion
9. Lantus Solostar (insulin glargine), $4.7 billion
10. Remicade (infliximab), $4.6 billion