Calcium;;;;;

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

Calcium;;;;; Summary for 2023

Top drug rank	#0 (0)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023)	0
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023)	0

Average total drug cost (USD)
Per prescription	$0.00
Per day of therapy	$0.00/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)
Per prescription	$0.00
Per day of therapy	$0.00/day

Total Prescriptions and Patients Per Year (2014 - 2023)

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	178	17
2015	169	9
2016	251	82
2017	285	34

Year	Rank	Change
2018	233	52
2019	175	58
2020	204	29
2021	243	39
2022	277	34

Drug Cost Over Time (2014 - 2023)

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 (2023)

No data available

Distribution of Days Supplied (2023)

"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 (2023)
Magnesium Salts	2,903,672
Polyethylene Glycol 3350	2,491,296
Calcium	2,427,416
Sodium Salts	1,698,018
Calcium Phosphate; Cholecalciferol	1,043,667
Lactulose	966,210
Polyethylene Glycol 3350 With Electrolytes	842,998
Magnesium	275,417
Magnesium	238,959
Aspirin; Citric Acid; Sodium Bicarbonate	10,494
Anhydrous Citric Acid; Magnesium Oxide; Sodium Picosulfate	9,111

Therapeutic Classes

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

Acetated Ringer's IN Plastic Container
Balanced Salt
Bss
Isolyte E IN Plastic Container
Phoxillum B22k 4/0 IN Plastic Container
Phoxillum BK 4/2.5 IN Plastic Container
Plasma-lyte R IN Plastic Container
Tpn Electrolytes
Tpn Electrolytes IN Plastic Container

Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts

Calcium
Calcium Acetate; Magnesium Acetate; Potassium Acetate; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Gluconate
Calcium Carbonate; Magnesium Oxide; Cholecalciferol; Calcium Citrate; Magnesium Citrate
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Acetate; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate Anhydrous; Sodium Chloride
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Citrate
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Lactate
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Bicarbonate; Sodium Chloride; Sodium Phosphate
Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Sodium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Phosphate, Dibasic Dihydrate; Sodium Bicarbonate
Calcium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Chloride
Calcium Phosphate; Magnesium Carbonate; Potassium Chloride
Sodium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Sodium Citrate
Sodium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; Calcium Chloride; Magnesium Chloride; Sodium Acetate; Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate
Calcium;;;;;

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC):	Calcium, Phosphate Binder, Blood Coagulation Factor, Calculi Dissolution Agent, Osmotic Laxative
Initial FDA approval date:	Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant:	Discn
First dosage form:	Injectable (injection)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2014-2023. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 2025.08. 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).

Search

Mailing List

Get Email Updates

New and Popular

Open Menu

Cite This Page

Show AMA citation

Turn good exams into great ones. ExamEval: AI-Powered Exam Analysis for Health Professions Educators

Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Contact Us
Updated Apr 15, 2025

Top