Most Popular Prescription Drug
According to a study released last year by NDC Pharmaceutical, generic Hydrocodone was the most popular drug by number of prescriptions dispensed in the US during the 2004 year.
The second most prescribed drug, Pfizer’s Lipitor, was the most popular branded drug according to the study. The drug is approved for use to help lower one’s cholesterol and thereby help prevent cardiovascular and heart disease.
According to reports, diazepam, marketed under the brand-name Valium, was the most prescribed drug is the US during the 1970s, until critics claimed it was in overuse and switched to different drugs to replace their need to treat patients with substances.
April 5th, 2007 at 4:11 am
I prefer morphine
May 15th, 2007 at 1:44 am
Figures, Vicodin is the new Valium.
Prescription drugs have more addicts than illicit substances.