Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2019

Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B Summary for 2019

Top drug rank	#332 ( 34)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2019)	957,525
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2019)	631,161

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$16.16
Per day of therapy	$1.80/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$6.55
Per day of therapy	$0.85/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2013 - 2019)

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	406	-
2016	373	33

Year	Rank	Change
2017	383	10
2018	298	85
2019	332	34

Drug Cost Over Time (2013 - 2019)

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 (2019)

Dosage Form	Strength	% of Dispensed Products
Ophthalmic (eye)	0.1-0.35/1000 mg/ml/u/ml	100.0%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2019)

"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 (2019)
Fluticasone	27,893,103
Prednisone	22,889,929
Budesonide; Formoterol	12,473,903
Fluticasone; Salmeterol	9,762,036
Triamcinolone	6,320,752
Fluticasone; Vilanterol	6,098,161
Prednisolone	4,638,327
Hydrocortisone	4,382,981
Methylprednisolone	3,812,202
Clobetasol	3,226,424
Budesonide	2,749,946
Beclomethasone	1,993,298
Mometasone	1,638,402
Tobramycin; Dexamethasone	1,486,152
Polymyxin B; Trimethoprim	1,450,395
Betamethasone	1,311,107
Fluocinonide	1,290,749
Neomycin; Polymyxin B; Hydrocortisone	978,292
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B (this drug)	957,525
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol	936,336
Azelastine; Fluticasone	794,966
Formoterol; Mometasone	793,211
Tobramycin	751,695
Dexamethasone	711,272
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole	631,823
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone	515,590
Fluorometholone	434,532
Fluocinolone	313,716
Gentamicin	306,262
Bacitracin; Neomycin; Polymyxin B	273,131
Desonide	253,688
Bacitracin; Polymyxin B	62,976

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) 2013-2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2021.10. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2019

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