Clobetasol

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024

Clobetasol Summary for 2024

Top drug rank #149 ( 20)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2024) 3,823,176
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2024) 2,243,479
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $43.23
Per day of therapy $1.86/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $17.31
Per day of therapy $0.63/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2024)

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 176  11
2015 201  25
2016 183  18
2017 214  31
2018 215  1
2019 181  34
Year Rank Change
2020 171  10
2021 162  9
2022 156  6
2023 129  27
2024 149  20

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2024)

  • 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 (2024)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Ointment 0.05% 36.6%
Cream 0.05% 31.2%
Solution 0.05% 22.6%
Other, unspecified, or misc. 9.6%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2024)

"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 (2024)
Fluticasone 22,934,061
Prednisone 17,833,597
Fluticasone; Salmeterol 8,986,327
Triamcinolone 7,330,182
Budesonide; Formoterol 6,811,071
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol 6,642,603
Prednisolone 5,786,310
Methylprednisolone 4,523,154
Clobetasol (this drug) 3,823,176
Fluticasone; Vilanterol 3,798,121
Budesonide 2,598,103
Budesonide; Glycopyrrolate; Formoterol 2,060,690
Hydrocortisone 1,946,974
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole 1,880,842
Dexamethasone 1,742,201
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 1,009,977
Betamethasone 810,822
Mometasone 809,234
Beclomethasone 754,576
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone 660,388
Azelastine; Fluticasone 217,018
Mometasone; Olopatadine 91,393
Flunisolide 20,912

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
  • Byqlovi
  • Clobetasol Propionate (Emollient)
  • Clobex
  • Cormax
  • Embeline
  • Embeline E
  • Impeklo
  • Impoyz
  • Olux
  • Olux E
  • Temovate
  • Temovate E
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Clobetasol Propionate
  • Clobetasol

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Corticosteroid
Initial FDA approval date: 12/27/1985
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Cream (topical)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2026.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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