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. 2021 Apr 21;78(14):1294–1308. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab160

Table 3.

Top 25 Drugs by Expenditures Overall in 2020

Druga 2020 Expenditures
($ Thousands)
Percent Change From 2019
Adalimumab 24,856,877 11.5
Apixaban 12,805,307 29.9
Insulin glargine 9,702,808 2.1
Dulaglutide 8,692,911 34.1
Ustekinumab 8,320,398 25.3
Pembrolizumab 8,295,581 26.6
Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide 8,006,918 56.3
Etanercept 7,768,483 –3.5
Rivaroxaban 6,628,084 10.2
Sitagliptin 6,247,191 3.5
Insulin aspart 5,914,825 –2.0
Empagliflozin 5,688,217 46.8
Semaglutide 5,631,358 132.0
Insulin lispro 5,548,970 –4.0
Immune globulin 4,996,557 6.1
Liraglutide 4,714,827 –5.7
Secukinumab 4,440,378 18.6
Infliximab 4,180,420 –16.9
Budesonide/formoterol 4,145,219 6.7
Inactivated influenza virus 3,993,728 23.6
Nivolumab 3,945,153 –9.9
Rituximab 3,900,350 –12.1
Ibrutinib 3,855,095 10.3
Epinephrine 3,848,533 –1.4
Palbociclib 3,784,139 6.4

aFor each drug listed, the expenditures shown are the total for branded and generic products (including biosimilars) and of various dosage forms.