Stannous Fluoride

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

Stannous Fluoride Summary for 2023

Top drug rank	#353 ( 11)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023)	48,069
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023)	48,069

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$21.86
Per day of therapy	$0.73/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$10.00
Per day of therapy	$0.33/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2023)

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	442	7
2015	496	54
2016	447	49
2017	420	27

Year	Rank	Change
2018	469	49
2019	472	3
2022	364	-
2023	353	11

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2023)

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 (2023)

Dosage Form	Strength	% of Dispensed Products
Paste	1.1%	100.0%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2023)

"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

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

Burkhart
Care One Restore And Defend
Colgate Total Gum Protect Fresh Mint
Colgate Total Gum Protect Whitening
Colgate Total Plaque Pro Release Fresh Mint
Colgate Total Plaque Pro Release Whitening
Colgate Total SF Advanced Deep Clean
Colgate Total SF Advanced Whitening
Colgate Total SF Clean Mint
Colgate Total SF Deep Clean
Colgate Total SF Fresh Mint Stripe
Colgate Total SF Mint Stripe Gel
Colgate Total SF Whitening
Colgate Total SF Whitening Charcoal
Colgate Total SF Whitening Gel
Colgate Total Whitening Charcoal
Colgate Total Whitening Fresh Boost
Complete Protection
Complete Protection TP
Crest
Crest 3D White Brilliance
Crest Gum And Enamel Repair
Crest Gum Detoxify
Crest Premium Plus
Crest Pro Health
Crest Pro Health Gum And Breath Purify
Crest Pro-health
Crest Pro-health Advanced
Curodont Protect
Cvs Complete Protection
Cvs Pharmacy
Cvs Rapid Protection Sensitive
Cvs Restore And Defend Sensitive
Cvs Sens Whtng
Enamelon
Enamelon Preventive Treatment
Equate Optimal Care TP
Equate Pro-advanced TP
Equate Repair And Protect
Fluoridex
Gel-kam Fruit And Berry
Gel-kam Mint
Gelato Homecare
Gleem
Gum And Enamel Repair
Gum Detoxify
Gum Purify
H E B
Hello Mighty Multi Tasker
Home Care Fluoride
Ionite H
Just For Kids
Kids Crest
Kids Kare
Meijer
Natural White Sensitivity And Gum
Omni
Parodontax
Perioe Microbiome Sensitive
Perioe Pop Sensitivity Care Prebiotic
Periomed
Plak Smacker
Polident
Pro-den RX
Restore And Defend Whitening TP
Rexall Restore And Defend Sensitive Whitening
Rite Aid Gum And Enamel Repair
Rite Aid Sensitive
Rite Aid Sensitivity And Gum
Sensitive Rapid Relief
Sensitive Whitening Anticavity
Sensitivity And Gum
Sensodyne
Sensodyne Complete Protection
Smilesense
Stance
Total TP Clean Mint Pst
Walgreens Restore And Defend

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Stannous Fluoride

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	N/A
Initial FDA approval date:	7/1/1967
First FDA applicant:	Solventum Us Llc
First dosage form:	Rinse (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2023. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2025.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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Stannous Fluoride

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

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