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Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine; Amphetamine Aspartate

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2023

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Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine; Amphetamine Aspartate Summary for 2023

Top drug rank #15 ( 1)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2023) 32,566,892
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2023) 4,718,419
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $69.27
Per day of therapy $2.22/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $18.24
Per day of therapy $0.59/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 215  15
2015 138  77
2016 44  94
2017 26  18
2018 24  2
Year Rank Change
2019 24 0
2020 22  2
2021 17  5
2022 14  3
2023 15  1

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)

Dosage Form Strength % of Dispensed Products
Tablet/capsule 20 mg 44.6%
Tablet/capsule 30 mg 34.9%
Tablet/capsule 10 mg 16.9%
Other, unspecified, or misc. 3.6%

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)
Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine; Amphetamine Aspartate (this drug) 32,566,892
Methylphenidate 13,248,735
Lisdexamfetamine 9,134,059
Dexmethylphenidate 4,826,841
Acetaminophen; Butalbital; Caffeine 1,039,901
Dextroamphetamine 119,372

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
  • Adderall
  • Adderall 10
  • Adderall 12.5
  • Adderall 15
  • Adderall 20
  • Adderall 30
  • Adderall 5
  • Adderall 7.5
  • Adderall XR 10
  • Adderall XR 15
  • Adderall XR 20
  • Adderall XR 25
  • Adderall XR 30
  • Adderall XR 5
  • Delcobese
  • Dextroamp Saccharate, Amp Aspartate, Dextroamp Sulfate And Amp Sulfate
  • Dextroamp Saccharate,Amp Aspartate,Dextroamp Sulfate And Amp Sulfate
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate And Amphetamine Sulfate
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, Amphetamine Sulfate Extended-release
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, And Amphetamine Sulfate Extended-release
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, Amphetamine Sulfate Tablets,Cii
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, Amphetamine Aspartate, Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, And Amphetamine Sulfate
  • Mixed Salts OF A Single Entity Amphetamine Product
  • Mixed Salts OF A Single-entity Amphetamine Product
  • Mydayis
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Amphetamine Adipate; Amphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Adipate; Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
  • Amphetamine Aspartate ; Amphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
  • Amphetamine Aspartate Monohydrate; Amphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
  • Amphetamine Aspartate; Amphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Dextroamphetamine Sulfate
  • Amphetamine Aspartate; Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Dextroamphetamine
  • Amphetamine; Amphetamine Aspartate; Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate
  • Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Aspartate; Dextroamphetamine
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Aspartate; Dextroamphetamine Sulfate; Amphetamine Sulfate
  • Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Aspartate; Dextroamphetamine; Amphetamine
  • Dextroamphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Aspartate; Amphetamine Sulfate
  • Dextroamphetamine Sulfate; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Sulfate; Amphetamine Aspartate
  • Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine Aspartate; Amphetamine
  • Dextroamphetamine; Dextroamphetamine Saccharate; Amphetamine; Amphetamine Aspartate

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Central Nervous System Stimulant
Initial FDA approval date: Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Capsule (oral)

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).

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