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. 2022 Nov 28;20:550. doi: 10.1186/s12967-022-03745-5

Table 2.

List of PGx informed medications and total prescriptions for each medication. Prescription rate is calculated as total prescriptions/number of unique patient encounters. The list is ordered from high to low prescription rate

Medication Drug class Total prescriptions Prescription rate
Ondansetron Anti-emetic 387.151 0.034459
Ibuprofen NSAID 382.539 0.034048
Omeprazole Proton-pump inhibitor 364.753 0.032465
Simvastatin Statin 224.908 0.020018
Sertraline Antidepressant 187.200 0.016662
Tramadol Opioid 184.633 0.016433
Escitalopram Antidepressant 170.216 0.01515
Codeine Opioid 152.598 0.013582
Pantoprazole Proton-pump inhibitor 146.450 0.013035
Meloxicam NSAID 93.665 0.008337
Citalopram Antidepressant 92.664 0.008248
Clopidogrel Antiplatelet 86.931 0.007737
Warfarin Anticoagulant 84.435 0.007515
Hydrocodone Opioid 82.405 0.007334
Lansoprazole Proton-pump inhibitor 79.480 0.007074
Tacrolimus Immunosuppressant 67.348 0.005994
Allopurinol Uric acid reducer 62.078 0.005525
Celecoxib NSAID 51.544 0.004588
Amitriptyline Antidepressant 41.721 0.003713
Paroxetine Antidepressant 40.524 0.003607
Nortriptyline Antidepressant 29.154 0.002595
Azathioprine Immunosuppressant 26.068 0.00232
Fluorouracil Chemotherapy 25.805 0.002297
Tamoxifen Chemotherapy 15.005 0.001336
Oxcarbazepine Anticonvulsant 14.975 0.001333
Carbamazepine Anticonvulsant 14.116 0.001256
Dexlansoprazole Proton-pump inhibitor 10.077 0.000897
Abacavir Antiviral 9709 0.000864
Doxepin Antidepressant 9175 0.000817
Efavirenz Antiviral 8856 0.000788
Phenytoin Anticonvulsant 7475 0.000665
Piroxicam NSAID 5665 0.000504
Atomoxetine ADHD 5003 0.000445
Flurbiprofen NSAID 4802 0.000427
Capecitabine Chemotherapy 4672 0.000416
Atazanavir Antiviral 4099 0.000365
Voriconazole Antifungal 4037 0.000359
Mercaptopurine Chemotherapy 3601 0.000321
Fluvoxamine Antidepressant 3440 0.000306
Desipramine Antidepressant 2458 0.000219
Imipramine Antidepressant 2050 0.000182
Clomipramine Antidepressant 1741 0.000155
Succinylcholine Paralytic 1373 0.000122
Ivacaftor Cystic Fibrosis 1293 0.000115
Peginterferon_alfa-2a Antiviral 993 8.84E-05
Rasburicase Uric acid reducer 520 4.63E-05
Peginterferon_alfa-2b Antiviral 322 2.87E-05
Fosphenytoin Anticonvulsant 109 9.70E-06
Thioguanine Chemotherapy 20 1.78E-06