most prescribed psychiatric medication in us
News & Perspective. Hypothyroid medication levothyroxine (Synthroid, AbbVie) was the nation's most prescribed drug in 2013, whereas the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify, Otsuka Pharmaceutical) had the highest sales, at nearly $6.5 billion, according to a new report from research firm IMS Health on the top 100 selling drugs in the United States.
Rounding out the top 10 most prescribed drugs in 2013 (in order) were the asthma drugs albuterol (Ventolin, HFA) and fluticasone propionate/salmeterol (Advair Diskus, GlaxoSmithKline), the antihypertensive valsartan (Diovan, Novartis), the attention deficit drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse, Shire), the antiepileptic pregabalin (Lyrica, ...
Physician office visits. 1  Number of drugs ordered or provided: 2.8 billion. 2  Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 74.2%. 3  Most frequently prescribed therapeutic classes: Analgesics. Antihyperlipidemic agents.