Corticosteroid

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC) Comparison, United States, 2022

Total Prescriptions in (2022)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2022)	Percent Share
Fluticasone	22,557,459	22.9%
Prednisone	18,201,857	18.5%
Fluticasone; Salmeterol	11,570,694	11.8%
Budesonide; Formoterol	8,225,093	8.4%
Triamcinolone	6,216,925	6.3%
Prednisolone	4,327,570	4.4%
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol	3,919,608	4%
Fluticasone; Vilanterol	3,879,209	3.9%
Methylprednisolone	3,595,227	3.7%
Clobetasol	3,528,926	3.6%
Budesonide	2,800,250	2.8%
Hydrocortisone	2,010,949	2%
Dexamethasone	1,524,944	1.6%
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole	1,401,057	1.4%
Betamethasone	1,058,996	1.1%
Fluocinonide	1,018,705	1%
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B	831,263	0.8%
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone	543,930	0.6%
Neomycin; Polymyxin B; Hydrocortisone	418,235	0.4%
Azelastine; Fluticasone	394,381	0.4%
Mometasone	264,224	0.3%
Fluocinolone; Hydroquinone; Tretinoin	43,056	0%

Total Prescriptions by Drug Over Time

Drug Class Prescribing Trends Over Time

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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