Table 2.

Supportive care drugs—potential Medicare savings with MCCPDC 30C and 90C purchasing.

Medication ranking by Medicare claim volume	Generic drug name	Estimated Medicare savings at MCCPDC 30C pricing (2023 USD)	Percent savings w MCCPDC 30C	Estimated Medicare savings at MCCPDC 90C pricing (2023 USD)	Percent savings w MCCPDC 90C
3	Prednisone	−$2 201 502	−120%	$60 166	3%
5	Dexamethasone	−$3 908 678	−81%	−$1 641 523	−34%
6	Ondansetron HCl	$1 199 494	25%	$2 875 840	61%
22	Ondansetron ODT	$738 762	36%	$1 253 439	61%
25	Pantoprazole sodium	−$611 741	−48%	$451 619	35%
28	Omeprazole	−$818 073	−89%	$159 119	17%
50	Venlafaxine HCl	−$56 619	−9%	$352 606	57%
51	Mirtazapine	$107 098	23%	$311 160	66%
52	Famotidine	−$343 723	−119%	$35 733	12%
53	Duloxetine HCl	$82 127	12%	$401 842	58%
54	Promethazine HCl	−$235 248	−83%	$74 966	27%
75	Methylprednisolone	−$10 504	−8%	$42 718	33%
82	Loperamide HCl	−$100 218	−40%	$56 307	23%
107	Metoclopramide HCl	−$164 101	−303%	−$37 587	−69%
114	Meloxicam	−$59 787	−166%	−$2331	−6%
117	Cyclobenzaprine HCl	−$24 426	−30%	$38 838	48%
120	Deferasirox	$21 758 071	98%	$21 831 575	98%
123	Ibuprofen	−$57 749	−122%	$5336	11%
124	Celecoxib	$71 995	40%	$131 603	74%
144	Hydroxyzine HCl	−$57 525	−131%	−$7038	−16%
150	Esomeprazole Mg	$129 053	63%	$166 463	81%
154	Aprepitant	$388 500	30%	$391 542	30%
166	Baclofen	−$24 775	−49%	$18 714	37%
177	Quetiapine fumarate	$575	1%	$21 624	48%
209	Granisetron HCl	$56 762	52%	$65 258	60%
219	Naproxen	−$16 979	−123%	−$213	−2%