Top Ten Brand-Name Elder Drugs

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Top 10 Brand-Name Drugs Ranked by Prescriptions Filled in PACE*

Mature Woman

Rank

Drug Name

Type of Drug

Median Negotiated Monthly Price

1

Lipitor

Cholesterol

$79.12

2

Plavix

Cardiovascular

$125.91

3

Protonix

PPI

$117.67

4

Nexium

PPI

$145.09

5

Fosamax

Osteoporosis

$79.15

6

Diovan

Cardiovascular

$57.54

7

Aricept

Dementia

$158.49

8

Zetia

Cholesterol

$87.06

9

Actonel

Osteoporosis

$83.60

10

Prevacid

PPI

$146.41

*PACE = Pennsylvania’s Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) program

Data Source: PACE utilization data and Hargrave et al. analysis of data on pricing from the CMS Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder on Medicare.gov, for the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Publication: Medicare Part D 2008 Data Spotlight: Ten Most Common Brand-Name Drugs, Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2008. http://www.kff.org/medicare/7749.cfm

Assessment

The above is self-explanatory.

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