Table KI 4.2. Top 15 medications filled by adult kidney transplant recipients, 2010.
Adult kidney transplant recipients, 2010, who were matched to the IMS Health pharmacy claims database and had at least one medication filled during year 1 or year 2 posttransplant. Immunosuppression data may differ from data reported to OPTN due to different patient subsets and data sources.
| Medication | % in 1st yr posttransplant |
Medication | % in 2nd yr posttransplant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mycophenolate | 54.0 | Mycophenolate | 39.9 |
| Tacrolimus | 52.8 | Tacrolimus | 39.7 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 50.9 | Prednisone | 33.9 |
| Prednisone | 44.3 | Amlodipine Besylate | 19.0 |
| Valganciclovir | 42.2 | Hydrocodone | 18.8 |
| Hydrocodone | 32.2 | Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | 18.1 |
| Oxycodone | 29.9 | Metoprolol Tartrate | 16.9 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 29.4 | Amoxicillin | 16.8 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 27.0 | Omeprazole | 14.3 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 25.6 | Ciprofloxacin | 13.2 |
| Furosemide | 24.6 | Furosemide | 13.1 |
| Omeprazole | 21.8 | Azithromycin | 12.7 |
| Docusate Sodium | 18.4 | Oxycodone | 12.0 |
| Amoxicillin | 18.3 | Insulin Glargine | 11.9 |
| Clotrimazole | 16.7 | Simvastatin | 10.9 |