|
Rank
|
Drug
|
Total Prescriptions
|
Drug Class
|
|
1
|
Paracetamol
|
802,547
|
Analgesic
|
|
2
|
Pantoprazole
|
711,922
|
Proton-pump inhibitor
|
|
3
|
Bisoprolol
|
639,822
|
Beta blocker
|
|
4
|
Rosuvastatin
|
591,835
|
Lipid-lowering agent
|
|
5
|
Aspirin
|
540,872
|
NSAID
|
|
6
|
Cholecalciferol
|
475,458
|
Vitamin
|
|
7
|
Metamizole
|
444,570
|
Analgesic
|
|
8
|
Levothyroxine
|
434,693
|
Synthetic hormone
|
|
9
|
Naproxen
|
425,698
|
NSAID
|
|
10
|
Perindopril
|
377,674
|
ACE inhibitor
|
|
11
|
Tramadol; Paracetamol
|
282,432
|
Analgesic
|
|
12
|
Atorvastatin
|
281,789
|
Lipid-lowering agent
|
|
13
|
Amoxicillin; Clavulanic Acid
|
277,021
|
Antibiotic
|
|
14
|
Perindopril; Indapamide
|
266,366
|
ACE inhibitor + diuretic
|
|
15
|
Metformin
|
250,352
|
Antidiabetic
|
|
16
|
Ibuprofen
|
246,770
|
NSAID
|
|
17
|
Diclofenac
|
239,618
|
NSAID
|
|
18
|
Esomeprazole
|
219,368
|
Proton-pump inhibitor
|
|
19
|
Furosemide
|
180,139
|
Diuretic
|
|
20
|
Alprazolam
|
163,381
|
Benzodiazepine
|
|
21
|
Perindopril; Amlodipine
|
162,238
|
ACE inhibitor + calcium channel blocker
|
|
22
|
Zolpidem
|
161,041
|
Z-drug
|
|
23
|
Quetiapine
|
159,649
|
Antipsychotic
|
|
24
|
Amoxicillin
|
158,880
|
Antibiotic
|
|
25
|
Loratadine
|
151,191
|
Antihistamine
|
|
26
|
Sertraline
|
148,788
|
Antidepressant
|
|
27
|
Escitalopram
|
148,307
|
Antidepressant
|
|
28
|
Mometasone
|
147,105
|
Glucocorticoid
|
|
29
|
Amlodipine
|
139,166
|
Calcium channel blocker
|
|
30
|
Perindopril; Amlodipine; Indapamide
|
135,490
|
ACE inhibitor + calcium channel blocker + diuretic
|
|
31
|
Dexamethasone; Levofloxacin/Neomycin and Polymyxin/Tobramycin
|
135,378
|
Glucocorticoid + antibiotic
|
|
32
|
Lacidipine
|
130,648
|
Calcium channel blocker
|
|
33
|
Bromazepam
|
123,033
|
Benzodiazepine
|
|
34
|
Tamsulosin
|
120,042
|
Alpha blocker
|
|
35
|
Gliclazide
|
116,244
|
Antidiabetic
|
|
36
|
Ramipril
|
114,392
|
ACE inhibitor
|
|
37
|
Fenoterol; Ipratropium Bromide
|
113,842
|
SABA + SAMA
|
|
38
|
Salbutamol
|
104,291
|
SABA
|
|
39
|
Lactulose
|
103,505
|
Laxative
|
|
40
|
Doxazosin
|
101,971
|
Alpha blocker
|
|
41
|
Allopurinol
|
97,956
|
Antigout agent
|
|
42
|
Pregabalin
|
97,646
|
Anticonvulsant
|
|
43
|
Tobramycin
|
94,899
|
Antibiotic
|
|
44
|
Rivaroxaban
|
94,597
|
Anticoagulant
|
|
45
|
Azithromycin
|
91,142
|
Antibiotic
|
|
46
|
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
|
90,444
|
Antibiotic
|
|
47
|
Indapamide
|
87,488
|
Diuretic
|
|
48
|
Desloratadine
|
85,006
|
Antihistamine
|
|
49
|
Clotrimazole
|
81,012
|
Antifungal
|
|
50
|
Nebivolol
|
80,796
|
Beta blocker
|
|
|
Rank
|
Drug
|
Total Prescriptions
|
Drug Class
|
|
51
|
Simvastatin
|
79,290
|
Lipid-lowering agent
|
|
52
|
Duloxetine
|
78,957
|
Antidepressant
|
|
53
|
Spironolactone
|
78,321
|
Diuretic
|
|
54
|
Apixaban
|
76,457
|
Anticoagulant
|
|
55
|
Formoterol; Beclomethasone
|
72,520
|
LABA + glucocorticoid
|
|
56
|
Calcium carbonate
|
72,292
|
Antacid
|
|
57
|
Lercanidipine
|
68,759
|
Calcium channel blocker
|
|
58
|
Etoricoxib
|
67,635
|
NSAID
|
|
59
|
Carvedilol
|
66,987
|
Beta blocker
|
|
60
|
Omeprazole
|
66,875
|
Proton-pump inhibitor
|
|
61
|
Telmisartan
|
66,081
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker
|
|
62
|
Tamsulosin; Dutasteride
|
65,510
|
Alpha blocker + 5α-Reductase inhibitor
|
|
63
|
Dalteparin
|
62,681
|
Anticoagulant
|
|
64
|
Timolol; Latanoprost or Tafluprost/Dorzolamide/Brimonidine
|
62,226
|
Beta blocker + prostaglandin analogue/carbonic anhydrase inhibitor/alpha-2 agonist
|
|
65
|
Diazepam
|
62,215
|
Benzodiazepine
|
|
66
|
Drospirenone; Ethinyl Estradiol
|
61,609
|
Synthetic hormone
|
|
67
|
Tizanidine
|
61,551
|
Alpha-2 agonist
|
|
68
|
Ciprofloxacin
|
59,054
|
Antibiotic
|
|
69
|
Mirtazapine
|
57,191
|
Antidepressant
|
|
70
|
Iron(II) sulfate
|
57,101
|
Iron supplement
|
|
71
|
Valsartan
|
56,510
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker
|
|
72
|
Trimethoprim; Sulfamethoxazole
|
55,064
|
Antibiotic
|
|
73
|
Warfarin
|
54,840
|
Anticoagulant
|
|
74
|
Nitrofurantoin
|
54,121
|
Antibiotic
|
|
75
|
Betahistine
|
53,955
|
Anti-vertigo drug
|
|
76
|
Enalapril
|
53,684
|
ACE inhibitor
|
|
77
|
Dabigatran
|
53,411
|
Anticoagulant
|
|
78
|
Folic acid
|
49,681
|
Vitamin
|
|
79
|
Methylprednisolone
|
49,636
|
Glucocorticoid
|
|
80
|
Lorazepam
|
49,042
|
Benzodiazepine
|
|
81
|
Candesartan
|
48,813
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker
|
|
82
|
Dexamethasone
|
46,973
|
Glucocorticoid
|
|
83
|
Paroxetine
|
46,352
|
Antidepressant
|
|
84
|
Empagliflozin
|
46,088
|
Antidiabetic
|
|
85
|
Dapagliflozin
|
46,027
|
Antidiabetic
|
|
86
|
Losartan
|
45,935
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker
|
|
87
|
Telmisartan; Hydrochlorothiazide
|
45,813
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker + diuretic
|
|
88
|
Trospium
|
45,731
|
Anticholinergic
|
|
89
|
Torasemide
|
44,674
|
Diuretic
|
|
90
|
Trazodone
|
44,594
|
Antidepressant
|
|
91
|
Finasteride
|
44,307
|
5α-Reductase inhibitor
|
|
92
|
Valsartan; Hydrochlorothiazide
|
44,149
|
Angiotensin II receptor blocker + diuretic
|
|
93
|
Latanoprost
|
43,981
|
Prostaglandin analogue
|
|
94
|
Olanzapine
|
43,531
|
Antipsychotic
|
|
95
|
Metformin; Empagliflozin
|
42,974
|
Antidiabetic
|
|
96
|
Rosuvastatin; Ezetimibe
|
42,677
|
Lipid-lowering agent
|
|
97
|
Denosumab
|
42,129
|
Monoclonal antibody
|
|
98
|
Desogestrel
|
42,028
|
Synthetic hormone
|
|
99
|
Risperidone
|
41,791
|
Antipsychotic
|
|
100
|
Terbinafine
|
41,565
|
Antifungal
|
|
