Betamethasone; Clotrimazole

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024

Betamethasone; Clotrimazole Summary for 2024

Top drug rank #231 ( 10)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2024) 1,880,841
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2024) 1,114,444
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $37.37
Per day of therapy $2.59/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $12.66
Per day of therapy $0.79/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2024)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year Rank Change
2014 366  41
2015 276  90
2016 356  80
2017 309  47
2018 305  4
2019 366  61
Year Rank Change
2020 308  58
2021 274  34
2022 242  32
2023 241  1
2024 231  10

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2024)

  • Cost Per Prescription Fill: Average cost per filled prescription regardless of how many days of therapy the prescription is filled for (e.g. 10 days, 30 days, 90 days, etc.)
  • Cost per Day of Therapy: The average cost per prescription fill divided by the days of therapy. For example, a 10-day antibiotic course costing $30 would be $3 per day. Similarly, a 30-day supply of an oral antihypertensive costing $30 would be $1 per day.

  • Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
  • Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Cost Per Prescription Fill (USD)

Cost Per Day of Therapy (USD/day)

Distribution of Dispensed Dosage Forms (2024)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Cream 1-0.05% 100.0%

Distribution of Days Supplied (2024)

"Days supply" is defined as the number of days that a prescription should last. For example, a prescription of 60 tablets that is taken twice daily has a day supply of 30 days.

Related Drugs

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2024)
Fluticasone 22,934,061
Prednisone 17,833,597
Fluticasone; Salmeterol 8,986,327
Triamcinolone 7,330,182
Budesonide; Formoterol 6,811,071
Fluticasone; Umeclidinium; Vilanterol 6,642,603
Prednisolone 5,786,310
Ketoconazole 4,820,502
Methylprednisolone 4,523,154
Clobetasol 3,823,176
Fluticasone; Vilanterol 3,798,121
Fluconazole 3,157,604
Budesonide 2,598,103
Budesonide; Glycopyrrolate; Formoterol 2,060,690
Hydrocortisone 1,946,974
Betamethasone; Clotrimazole (this drug) 1,880,842
Dexamethasone 1,742,201
Clotrimazole 1,373,600
Dexamethasone; Neomycin; Polymyxin B 1,009,977
Betamethasone 810,822
Mometasone 809,234
Beclomethasone 754,576
Ciprofloxacin; Dexamethasone 660,388
Azelastine; Fluticasone 217,018
Mometasone; Olopatadine 91,393
Flunisolide 20,912

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms
  • Clotrimazole And Betamethasone Dipropionate
  • Lotrisone
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Betamethasone Dipropionate; Clotrimazole
  • Clotrimazole; Betamethasone Dipropionate
  • Betamethasone; Clotrimazole

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Corticosteroid, Azole Antifungal
Initial FDA approval date: 7/10/1984
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Cream (topical)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2026.08. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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