Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents

Multum Therapeutic Class Comparison, United States, 2018

Total Prescriptions in (2018)

Drug Name	Total Prescriptions (2018)	Percent Share
Ibuprofen	24,453,501	29.7%
Meloxicam	22,610,690	27.4%
Naproxen	11,942,766	14.5%
Diclofenac	11,372,070	13.8%
Ketorolac Tromethamine	3,085,293	3.7%
Magnesium	2,940,782	3.6%
Indomethacin	2,160,197	2.6%
Nabumetone	1,554,892	1.9%
Etodolac	951,331	1.2%
Flurbiprofen	381,836	0.5%
Sulindac	219,400	0.3%
Esomeprazole Magnesium; Naproxen	190,560	0.2%
Diclofenac Sodium; Misoprostol	157,707	0.2%
Diflunisal	149,023	0.2%
Piroxicam	133,990	0.2%
Famotidine; Ibuprofen	125,181	0.2%
Oxaprozin	35,890	0%

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2008-2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 21.2. 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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