Fexofenadine

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2014 - 2024

Fexofenadine Summary for 2024

Top drug rank #248 ( 29)
Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States (2024) 1,556,203
Estimated number of patients in the United States (2024) 683,519
 
Average total drug cost (USD)  
Per prescription $18.57
Per day of therapy $0.43/day
Average out-of-pocket cost (USD)  
Per prescription $13.21
Per day of therapy $0.27/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 310  102
2015 290  20
2016 307  17
2017 249  58
2018 259  10
2019 283  24
Year Rank Change
2020 255  28
2021 262  7
2022 257  5
2023 219  38
2024 248  29

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
Tablet/capsule 180 mg 96.5%
Other, unspecified, or misc. 3.5%

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)
Cetirizine 14,363,215
Azelastine 5,148,696
Levocetirizine 4,423,399
Fexofenadine (this drug) 1,556,204
Diphenhydramine 913,286
Desloratadine 409,405
Chlorpheniramine 335,410
Azelastine; Fluticasone 217,018
Mometasone; Olopatadine 91,393
Chlorpheniramine; Dextromethorphan; Phenylephrine 69,747
Fexofenadine; Pseudoephedrine 40,611
Carbinoxamine 36,467
Bepotastine 36,151
Chlorpheniramine; Phenylephrine 30,160
Diphenhydramine; Zinc 27,555
Hydrocodone; Chlorpheniramine 14,274

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
  • Allegra
  • Allegra Allergy
  • Allegra Hives
  • Children's Allegra Allergy
  • Children's Allegra Hives
  • Children's Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Allergy
  • Children's Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Hives
  • Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Allergy
  • Fexofenadine Hydrochloride Hives
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Fexofenadine Hydrochloride
  • Fexofenadine

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Histamine-1 Receptor Antagonist
Initial FDA approval date: 7/25/1996
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: Capsule (oral)

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.

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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