Metabolic Agents

Multum Therapeutic Class Comparison, United States, 2022

Total Prescriptions in (2022)

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2022) Percent Share
Atorvastatin 109,582,747 23.9%
Metformin 86,747,907 18.9%
Rosuvastatin 37,095,972 8.1%
Simvastatin 26,459,070 5.8%
Insulin Glargine 18,983,906 4.1%
Pravastatin 16,317,126 3.6%
Allopurinol 15,235,133 3.3%
Glipizide 14,521,605 3.2%
Semaglutide 13,523,982 2.9%
Empagliflozin 12,009,952 2.6%
Glimepiride 10,407,351 2.3%
Insulin Lispro 9,647,314 2.1%
Dulaglutide 8,968,874 2%
Insulin Aspart 8,813,259 1.9%
Ezetimibe 8,656,499 1.9%
Sitagliptin 7,947,930 1.7%
Fenofibrate 7,816,416 1.7%
Alendronate 6,127,863 1.3%
Lovastatin 5,745,442 1.3%
Dapagliflozin 5,503,868 1.2%
Pioglitazone 5,389,600 1.2%
Insulin Detemir 4,867,208 1.1%
Insulin Degludec 4,306,212 0.9%
Liraglutide 4,271,706 0.9%
Metformin; Sitagliptin 2,611,967 0.6%
Insulin Human; Insulin Isophane Human 2,234,041 0.5%
Colchicine 2,153,766 0.5%
Icosapent Ethyl 1,551,622 0.3%
Gemfibrozil 1,543,770 0.3%
Niacin 238,507 0.1%
Glucose 17,169 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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