Triamcinolone

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2022

Triamcinolone Summary for 2022

Top drug rank #102 ( 2)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2022) 6,216,924
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2022) 4,171,508
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $13.21
Per day of therapy $0.58/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $5.57
Per day of therapy $0.24/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 141  3
2014 155  14
2015 151  4
2016 123  28
2017 103  20
Year Rank Change
2018 108  5
2019 107  1
2020 106  1
2021 104  2
2022 102  2

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 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 (2022)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Cream 0.1% 58.6%
Ointment 0.1% 24.5%
Other, unspecified, or misc. 16.9%

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)
Fluticasone 22,557,459
Prednisone 18,201,857
Fluticasone; Salmeterol 11,570,694
Budesonide; Formoterol 8,225,093
Triamcinolone (this drug) 6,216,925
Prednisolone 4,327,570
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol 3,919,608
Fluticasone; Vilanterol 3,879,209
Methylprednisolone 3,595,227
Clobetasol 3,528,926
Budesonide 2,800,250
Hydrocortisone 2,010,949
Dexamethasone 1,524,944
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole 1,401,057
Betamethasone 1,058,996
Fluocinonide 1,018,705
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 831,263
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone 543,930
Neomycin; Polymyxin B; Hydrocortisone 418,235
Azelastine; Fluticasone 394,381
Mometasone 264,224
Fluocinolone; Hydroquinone; Tretinoin 43,056

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
  • Aristocort
  • Kenacort
  • Aristospan
  • Allernaze
  • Aristocort A
  • Aristogel
  • Azmacort
  • Flutex
  • Kenalog
  • Kenalog IN Orabase
  • Kenalog-10
  • Kenalog-40
  • Kenalog-80
  • Kenalog-h
  • Nasacort
  • Nasacort Allergy 24 Hour
  • Nasacort Hfa
  • Oralone
  • Triacet
  • Triacort
  • Trianex
  • Triatex
  • Triderm
  • Triesence
  • Trivaris
  • Trymex
  • Xipere
  • Zilretta
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Triamcinolone Acetonide
  • Triamcinolone Hexacetonide
  • Triamcinolone

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Corticosteroid
Initial FDA approval date: Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Tablet (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.

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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