Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2022

Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Summary for 2022

Top drug rank	#209 ( 17)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2022)	1,922,665
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2022)	984,333

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$16.96
Per day of therapy	$1.59/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$4.69
Per day of therapy	$0.94/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2013 - 2022)

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
2013	247	55
2014	257	10
2015	209	48
2016	234	25
2017	203	31

Year	Rank	Change
2018	226	23
2019	248	22
2020	226	22
2021	226	0
2022	209	17

Drug Cost Over Time (2013 - 2022)

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 (2022)

Dosage Form	Strength	% of Dispensed Products
Powder	17 gm/scoop	81.0%
Tablet/capsule	10 mg	11.0%
Packet	17 gm	8.1%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2022)

"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 (2022)
Magnesium Salts	1,958,090
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 (this drug)	1,922,665
Lactulose	983,709
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes	628,486
Magnesium	219,466
Anhydrous Citric Acid; Magnesium Oxide; Sodium Picosulfate	106,150
Magnesium	53,110
Aluminum Hydroxide; Magnesium Carbonate	30,158

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

Glycolax
Miralax

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Polyethylene Glycol 3350

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Osmotic Laxative
Initial FDA approval date:	7/2/2004
First FDA applicant:	Discn
First dosage form:	For Solution (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2022. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2024.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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Polyethylene Glycol 3350

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2022

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