Betamethasone

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2020

Betamethasone Summary for 2020

Top drug rank #233 ( 63)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2020) 1,934,650
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2020) 911,314
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $53.83
Per day of therapy $3.40/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $20.51
Per day of therapy $1.45/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2013 - 2020)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year Rank Change
2013 353  25
2014 322  31
2015 302  20
2016 360  58
Year Rank Change
2017 318  42
2018 255  63
2019 296  41
2020 233  63

Drug Cost Over Time (2013 - 2020)

  • Cost Per Prescription Fill: Average cost per filled prescription regardless of how many days of therapy the prescription is filled for (e.g. 10 days, 30 days, 90 days, etc.)
  • Cost per Day of Therapy: The average cost per prescription fill divided by the days of therapy. For example, a 10-day antibiotic course costing $30 would be $3 per day. Similarly, a 30-day supply of an oral antihypetensive costing $30 would be $1 per day.

  • Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
  • Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Cost Per Prescription Fill (USD)

Cost Per Day of Therapy (USD/day)

Distribution of Dispensed Dosage Forms (2020)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Cream 0.05% 44.9%
Ointment 0.05% 35.3%
Cream 0.1% 7.1%
Ointment 0.1% 7.1%
Other, unspecified, or misc. 5.6%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2020)

"Days supply" is defined as the number of days that a prescription should last. For example, a prescription of 60 tablets that is taken twice daily has a day supply of 30 days.

Related Drugs

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2020)
Fluticasone 24,777,490
Prednisone 19,044,927
Fluticasone; Salmeterol 11,577,409
Budesonide; Formoterol 11,114,690
Triamcinolone 6,422,562
Fluticasone; Vilanterol 5,678,546
Hydrocortisone 3,998,412
Prednisolone 3,894,469
Methylprednisolone 3,535,988
Clobetasol 3,395,469
Budesonide 2,337,016
Beclomethasone 2,184,210
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol 2,125,888
Mometasone 1,954,899
Betamethasone (this drug) 1,934,651
Dexamethasone 1,353,240
Fluocinonide 1,282,149
Dexamethasone; Moxifloxacin 1,237,556
Formoterol; Mometasone 1,218,644
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole 1,007,453
Neomycin; Polymyxin B; Hydrocortisone 949,592
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 706,702
Dexamethasone; Tobramycin 527,467
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone 420,670
Azelastine; Fluticasone 369,392
Desonide 295,846
Flunisolide 103,220
Fluocinolone; Hydroquinone; Tretinoin 100,587

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms
  • Celestone
  • Alphatrex
  • Diprolene
  • Diprolene AF
  • Diprosone
  • Sernivo
  • Beta-val
  • Betaderm
  • Betatrex
  • Dermabet
  • Luxiq
  • Valisone
  • Valnac
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Betamethasone Dipropionate
  • Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate
  • Betamethasone Valerate
  • Betamethasone

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Corticosteroid
Initial FDA approval date: Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Cream (topical)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2020. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2022.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

All ClinCalc DrugStats figures and graphs on this page are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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