Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol Summary for 2023

Top drug rank	#261 ( 15)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023)	1,043,667
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023)	418,270

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$6.37
Per day of therapy	$0.14/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$3.97
Per day of therapy	$0.10/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	183	0
2015	165	18
2016	182	17
2017	241	59
2018	170	71

Year	Rank	Change
2019	200	30
2020	215	15
2021	181	34
2022	246	65
2023	261	15

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
Tablet/capsule	400 iu	73.3%
Tablet/capsule	500-400 other	20.0%
Tablet/capsule	1250/200 mg/iu	6.7%

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)
Cholecalciferol	9,737,466
Calcium	2,427,416
Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol (this drug)	1,043,667

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

N/A

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Calcium; Vitamin D
Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Calcium, Phosphate Binder, Vitamin D
Initial FDA approval date:
First FDA applicant:
First dosage form:

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.

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Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

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