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Bismuth Subsalicylate

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

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Bismuth Subsalicylate Summary for 2023

Top drug rank #352 ( 12)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023) 50,953
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023) 34,601
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $11.93
Per day of therapy $1.33/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $8.05
Per day of therapy $0.80/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2023)

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
2014 454  38
2015 454 0
2016 421  33
2017 426  5
Year Rank Change
2018 471  45
2019 468  3
2020 479  11
2022 340 -
2023 352  12

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2023)

  • 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 antihypertensive 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 (2023)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Suppository 262/15 mg/ml 60.0%
Tablet/capsule 262 mg 40.0%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2023)

"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 (2023)
Bismuth Subsalicylate (this drug) 50,953

Therapeutic Classes

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
  • 24 / 7 Life Stomach Relief
  • 5 Symptom Digestive Relief
  • 5-symptom Digestive Relief
  • Anti-diarrheal
  • Bismuth
  • Bismuth Chewable
  • Bismuth Subsalicylate 262 MG
  • Bismutina
  • Careone Stomach Relief
  • Chewable Stomach Relief
  • Cvs Health Anti-diarrheal Vanilla
  • Cvs Health Stomach Relief
  • Cvs Health Stomach Relief Softgel
  • Cvs Stomach Relief
  • Digestive Relief
  • Drx Choice Stomach Relief
  • Equaline Maximum Strength Stomach Relief
  • Equaline Stomach Relief
  • Equate Bismuth Stomach Relief Chew
  • Equate Stomach Relief
  • Estomaquil Polvo
  • Family Wellness Stomach Relief
  • First Aid Direct Peptum Tabs
  • Foster And Thrive Regular Strength Stomach Relief 527
  • Foster And Thrive Stomach Relief
  • Gastrobiz
  • Gnp Pink Bismuth
  • Gnp Stomach Relief
  • Good Neighbor Ultra Strength
  • Goodsense Maximum Strength Stomach Relief 528
  • Goodsense Regular Strength Stomach Relief 122
  • GS Stomach Relief
  • Guardian Pink Bismuth
  • Guardian Pink-bismuth Cherry
  • Heb Stomach Relief
  • Heb Stomach Relief Cherry
  • Kaopectate
  • Kaopectate Max Peppermint Flavor Anti Diarrheal
  • Kaopectate Peppermint Flavor Anti Diarrheal
  • Kaopectate Vanilla Flavor Anti Diarrheal
  • Kroger Digestive Relief
  • Kroger Regular Strength
  • Kroger Stomach Relief
  • Major Bismuth Subsalicylate
  • Max Strength Stomach Relief
  • Maximum Strength Pink Bismuth
  • Maximum Strength Stomach Relief
  • Mckesson Bismuth
  • Medi-first Pep-t-med
  • Medique Diotame
  • Meijer Bismuth Stomach Relief
  • Meijer Stomach Relief
  • Pep Tum
  • Pept-ache
  • Pepto
  • Pepto Bismol
  • Pepto Bismol Fast Melts
  • Pepto Relief
  • Pepto-bismol
  • Pepto-bismol Chewable, Cvp Health
  • Pepto-bismol Chewable, Travel Basix
  • Percy Medicine
  • Pink Bismuth
  • Pink Bismuth Original
  • Pink Bismuth Regular Strength
  • Pink-bismuth
  • Pocket Pepto Pepto Bismol
  • Premier Value
  • Premier Value Diarrhea Relief
  • Publix Regular Strength
  • Publix Stomach Relief
  • QC Anti Diarrheal
  • QC Pink Bismuth
  • QC Stomach Relief
  • Qch Stomach Relief 535
  • Quality Choice
  • Quality Choice Regular Strength Stomach Relief
  • Quality Choice Stomach Relief 528
  • Rapidol Stomach Relief
  • Regular Strength
  • Regular Strength Stomach Relief
  • Revasol Peptic Relief
  • Rite Aid Digestive Relief
  • Rite Aid Regular Strength
  • Rite Aid Regular Strngth
  • Rite Aid Stomach Relief
  • Rite Aid Ultra Strnght
  • Soothe
  • Stomach
  • Stomach Relief
  • Stomach Relief - Maximum Strength
  • Stomach Relief - Regular Strength
  • Stomach Relief Ultra
  • Stomach Relief, 24-7 Life
  • Stomach Relief, Caseys 4good
  • Stomach Relief, Maximum Strength
  • Thompson Chewable Bismuth Tabs
  • Topcare
  • Topcare Bismuth Stomach Relief
  • Topcare Stomach Relief
  • Topcare Stomach Relief Cherry
  • Topcare Ultra Strength Stomach Relief
  • Topco Stomach Relief
  • Treda Ultra
  • Ultra Bismuth
  • Ultra Stomach Relief
  • Ultra Strenght Pink Bismuth
  • Ultra Strength Digestive Relief
  • Ultra Strength Stomach Relief
  • UP And UP 5 Symptoms Digestive Relief 527
  • UP And UP 5-symptom Digestive Relief
  • UP And UP Digestive Relief
  • Upset Stomach Relief-bismuth Subsalicylate 262 MG
  • Walgreen
  • Walgreen Stomach Relief
  • Walgreens Bismuth Stomach Relief
  • Winco Foods Stomach Relief
  • Winco Foods Ultra Strength
  • Wonderbelly Multi-symptom
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Bismuth Subsalicylate

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Bismuth
Initial FDA approval date: 8/15/1996
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Tablet, Chewable, Tablet, Capsule (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2023. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2025.08. 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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