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Dextromethorphan

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024

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Dextromethorphan Summary for 2024

Top drug rank #320 ( 48)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2024) 326,898
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2024) 305,476
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $12.45
Per day of therapy $1.82/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $9.34
Per day of therapy $≤0.01/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 444  9
2015 459  15
2016 449  10
2017 451  2
2018 413  38
Year Rank Change
2020 434 -
2021 380  54
2022 324  56
2023 368  44
2024 320  48

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
Suspension 30/5 mg/ml 100.0%

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)
Dextromethorphan; Promethazine 1,773,420
Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Pseudoephedrine 702,500
Dextromethorphan (this drug) 326,898
Dextromethorphan; Triprolidine 79,404
Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine 69,747
Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin 45,121
Brompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine 28,853
Dexbrompheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine 19,157
Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Phenylephrine 18,373
Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine; Pyrilamine 17,542
Dextromethorphan; Guaifenesin; Pseudoephedrine 6,963
Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine; Triprolidine 2,319

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
  • 12 HR Relief Cough DM
  • Adult Cough Relief
  • Adult Long Lasting Cough Relief
  • Basic Care Childrens Cough DM
  • Basic Care Cough DM
  • Bupropidex
  • Careone Cough DM
  • Childrens 12 HR Cough Relief
  • Childrens Cough DM
  • Childrens Daytime Mucus
  • Childrens Giltuss Honey DM Cough
  • Childrens Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Childrens Robitussin Cough Long-acting
  • Cough DM
  • Cough Relief
  • Cough Suppressant
  • Creomulsion
  • Cvs Daytime Cough Relief Chews - Citrus Punch
  • Cvs Health Cough Suppressant Softgel
  • Cvs Long Acting Cough
  • Delsym
  • Delsym (Dextromethorphan)
  • Delsym Cough
  • Dextabs
  • Dextromethorphan Hbr 15 MG
  • Dextromethorphan Hbr 15 MG Liquid Gels
  • Dextromethorphan Polistirex Extended Release
  • Dextromethorphan Polistirex Extended-release
  • DG Health Cough DM
  • Drx Choice Long Acting Cough
  • Equaline Cough DM
  • Equate Cough DM
  • Equate Kids Daytime Dex Cough Gels
  • Father Johns Medicine
  • Foster And Thrive 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Gencare Long-acting Cough Relief
  • Giltuss Diabetic DM
  • Giltuss DM
  • Giltuss Honey DM Cough
  • Good Neighbor Long Acting Cough
  • Good Neighbor Pharmacy Cough DM ER
  • Good Sense Cough DM
  • Goodmeds Cough Relief Dextromethorphan Hbr
  • Goodmeds Non-drowsy Cough Relief
  • Honey Works
  • Leader Childrens Cough DM
  • Leader Cough
  • Leader Cough DM
  • Long Acting Cough Softgels
  • Mielim Y Mas
  • Mixed Berry Sore Throat And Cough Lozenge
  • Mucinex Childrens Mighty Chews Cough
  • Mucinex Instasoothe
  • Nuvicare Long-acting Cough Relief
  • Premier Value Tussin Cough
  • Quality Choice Long Acting Cough Softgel
  • Right Remedies Adult Long Lasting Cough Relief Softgel
  • Robitussin 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Robitussin Direct Cough
  • Robitussin Long-acting Cough Soft Chews
  • Robitussin Long-acting Coughgels
  • Robocough
  • Robohbr Cough Suppressant
  • Robotablets
  • Signature Care 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Signature Care Childrens 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Signature Care Cough Relief
  • Stona
  • Topcare Cough DM
  • Tussin Cough
  • Tussin Long Acting Cough
  • UP And UP 12 Hour Cough Relief
  • Valumeds Cough Relief, Dextromethorphan Hbr
  • Vicks Formula 44dm
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide
  • Dextromethorphan Polistirex
  • Dextromethorphan

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Sigma-1 Agonist, Uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist
Initial FDA approval date: 10/8/1982
First FDA applicant: Otc
First dosage form: Suspension, Extended Release (oral)

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.

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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