Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2020

Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B Summary for 2020

Top drug rank	#343 ( 11)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2020)	706,702
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2020)	428,437

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$15.42
Per day of therapy	$1.33/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$5.65
Per day of therapy	$0.82/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
2015	405	-
2016	373	32
2017	381	8

Year	Rank	Change
2018	298	83
2019	332	34
2020	343	11

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)

No data available

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	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 (this drug)	706,702
Polymyxin B; Trimethoprim	600,900
Dexamethasone; Tobramycin	527,467
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone	420,670
Tobramycin	417,896
Azelastine; Fluticasone	369,392
Desonide	295,846
Bacitracin; Neomycin; Polymyxin B	179,559
Flunisolide	103,220
Fluocinolone; Hydroquinone; Tretinoin	100,587
Gentamicin	37,567

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

Dexacidin
Dexasporin
Maxitrol
Neomycin And Polymyxin B Sulfates And Dexamethasone
Neomycin Polymyxin B Sulfates And Dexamethasone

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Dexamethasone; Neomycin Sulfate; Polymyxin B Sulfate
Neomycin Sulfate; Polymyxin B Sulfate; Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Corticosteroid, Aminoglycoside Antibacterial, Polymyxin-class Antibacterial
Initial FDA approval date:	Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant:	Rx
First dosage form:	Ointment (ophthalmic)

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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Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2020

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