Analgesics

Multum Therapeutic Class Comparison, United States, 2022

Total Prescriptions in (2022)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2022)	Percent Share
Acetaminophen; Hydrocodone	23,521,229	14.4%
Meloxicam	18,859,721	11.5%
Ibuprofen	17,493,911	10.7%
Aspirin	16,981,811	10.4%
Diclofenac	12,480,263	7.6%
Tramadol	12,203,198	7.5%
Oxycodone	11,314,082	6.9%
Naproxen	7,381,940	4.5%
Celecoxib	7,023,512	4.3%
Sumatriptan	6,899,199	4.2%
Acetaminophen; Oxycodone	6,531,256	4%
Acetaminophen	5,512,121	3.4%
Morphine	4,101,413	2.5%
Acetaminophen; Codeine	3,179,642	1.9%
Rizatriptan	2,297,919	1.4%
Ketorolac	1,681,242	1%
Hydromorphone	1,531,449	0.9%
Nabumetone	1,463,756	0.9%
Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine	1,308,103	0.8%
Indomethacin	1,097,589	0.7%
Sulindac	260,923	0.2%
Etodolac	257,226	0.2%
Salsalate	26,049	0%
Diclofenac; Misoprostol	25,434	0%
Oxaprozin	11,605	0%
Piroxicam	4,972	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.

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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