Posted by ed_uk2010 on November 11, 2013, at 16:19:42
In reply to Top l00 Med Prescribed Through Sept, posted by Phillipa on October 31, 2013, at 21:08:11
>The cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (Crestor, AstraZeneca) was the nation's most prescribed drug over the course of last 12 months.
What a shocking and ludicrous waste of money. AstraZeneca will be laughing all the way to the bank. Many millions of $$$ could be saved simply by using generic atorvastatin (Lipitor) or in some cases simvastatin (Zocor). Rosuvastatin is somewhat more potent but atorvastatin is still a highly effective statin. Not all pts require the most potent statin of all!
As for Nexium... don't get me started.
There is no way America could ever have a sustainable socialised health system when such uncontrolled and unnecessary prescribing of the newest and most expensive meds is taking place! This type of prescribing serves the large pharma companies well, and truly reveals that drug reps and advertising have more influence on American doctors than any other information source.
Amazing.
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