Topical Agents

Multum Therapeutic Class Comparison, United States, 2020

Total Prescriptions in (2020)

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2020) Percent Share
Fluticasone 24,777,490 16.3%
Estradiol 11,307,656 7.4%
Diclofenac 9,926,750 6.5%
Latanoprost 9,722,631 6.4%
Triamcinolone 6,422,562 4.2%
Clindamycin 5,131,000 3.4%
Timolol 4,295,413 2.8%
Hydrocortisone 3,998,412 2.6%
Prednisolone 3,894,469 2.6%
Bimatoprost 3,483,064 2.3%
Ketoconazole 3,417,349 2.3%
Clobetasol 3,395,469 2.2%
Azelastine 3,334,305 2.2%
Brimonidine 3,271,308 2.2%
Dorzolamide; Timolol 2,482,440 1.6%
Mupirocin 2,373,039 1.6%
Cyclosporine 2,267,431 1.5%
Dorzolamide 2,237,619 1.5%
Erythromycin 2,091,153 1.4%
Nystatin 2,068,647 1.4%
Tretinoin 2,045,305 1.3%
Mometasone 1,954,899 1.3%
Betamethasone 1,934,651 1.3%
Ofloxacin 1,844,983 1.2%
Ketorolac 1,750,298 1.2%
Brimonidine; Timolol 1,661,947 1.1%
Sodium Fluoride 1,559,306 1%
Olopatadine 1,459,568 1%
Chlorhexidine 1,344,171 0.9%
Sodium Salts 1,336,356 0.9%
Fluocinonide 1,282,149 0.8%
Dexamethasone; Moxifloxacin 1,237,556 0.8%
Ketotifen 1,207,446 0.8%
Travoprost 1,036,996 0.7%
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole 1,007,453 0.7%
Fluorouracil 962,262 0.6%
Ipratropium 958,020 0.6%
Neomycin; Polymyxin B; Hydrocortisone 949,592 0.6%
Clotrimazole 839,317 0.6%
Ciclopirox 791,371 0.5%
Bromfenac 777,837 0.5%
Moxifloxacin 763,498 0.5%
Lidocaine 745,363 0.5%
Estrogens, Conjugated (Usp) 743,406 0.5%
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 706,702 0.5%
Benzoyl Peroxide; Clindamycin 700,592 0.5%
Loteprednol 688,065 0.5%
Polymyxin B; Trimethoprim 600,900 0.4%
Tacrolimus 554,258 0.4%
Dexamethasone; Tobramycin 527,467 0.3%
Calcipotriene 518,466 0.3%
Hydroquinone 484,505 0.3%
Imiquimod 463,546 0.3%
Lidocaine; Prilocaine 440,877 0.3%
Benzoyl Peroxide 434,768 0.3%
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone 420,670 0.3%
Tobramycin 417,896 0.3%
Silver Sulfadiazine 394,389 0.3%
Lactate 377,493 0.2%
Azelastine; Fluticasone 369,392 0.2%
Adapalene; Benzoyl Peroxide 309,797 0.2%
Desonide 295,846 0.2%
Dapsone 276,517 0.2%
Sulfacetamide; Sulfur 254,801 0.2%
Cromolyn 254,794 0.2%
Adapalene 238,869 0.2%
Azelate 221,814 0.1%
Bacitracin; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 179,559 0.1%
Menthol; Methyl Salicylate 159,995 0.1%
Oxymetazoline 133,894 0.1%
Bacitracin 118,565 0.1%
Ivermectin 116,375 0.1%
Permethrin 103,746 0.1%
Flunisolide 103,220 0.1%
Sulfacetamide 101,959 0.1%
Fluocinolone; Hydroquinone; Tretinoin 100,587 0.1%
Urea 100,480 0.1%
Collagenase 93,358 0.1%
Pyrithione 70,691 0%
Epinastine 61,533 0%
Podofilox 47,955 0%
Salicylic Acid 39,951 0%
Gentamicin 37,567 0%
Hydrogen Peroxide 35,848 0%
Spinosad 29,055 0%
Witch Hazel 21,624 0%
Isopropyl Alcohol 20,351 0%
Povidone Iodine 17,230 0%
Tazarotene 14,361 0%
Silver Acetate 11,307 0%
Cadexomer Iodine 10,997 0%
Bepotastine 8,199 0%
Petrolatum 6,327 0%
Avobenzone; Octocrylene 4,545 0%
Menthol; Camphor 1,488 0%

Total Prescriptions by Drug Over Time

Drug Class Prescribing Trends Over Time


Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2013-2020. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2022.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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