Fact Based List:

Top Ten Brand-Name Drugs, Ranked by Number of Prescriptions Filled in PACE*, 2007

  1. Lipitor
  2. Plavix
  3. Protonix
  4. Nexium
  5. Fosamax
  6. Diovan
  7. Aricept
  8. Zetia
  9. Actonel
  10. Prevacid

Source: PACE utilization data and Hargrave et al. analysis of data on pricing from the CMS Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder on Medicare.gov, for the Kaiser Family Foundation
Source URL: http://www.kff.org/medicare/7749.cfm
Notes: *PACE = Pennsylvania's Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) program