Table 4 Most common medications dispensed in VHA contrasted with dual enrolled exclusive non-VHA pharmacy users, 2010
From: Pharmacy use by dual-eligible non-elderly veterans with private healthcare insurance
Age group: 18–44 years | |||
VHA systema | N = 10,371 n (%) | Dual enrollees who used non-VHA pharmacies exclusively | N = 694 n (%) |
Es/omeprazole | 1792 (17.3) | Hydrocodone | 150 (21.6) |
Hydrocodone | 1766 (17.0) | Amoxicillin | 140 (20.2) |
Citalopram | 1554 (15.0) | Azithromycin | 134 (19.3) |
Ibuprofen | 1292 (12.5) | Prednisone | 73 (10.5) |
Simvastatin | 1246 (12.0) | Cyclobenzaprine | 72 (10.4) |
Bupropion | 1165 (11.2) | Cephalexin | 55 (7.9) |
Trazodone | 1087 (10.5) | Es/omeprazole | 44 (6.3) |
Tramadol | 1008 (9.7) | Simvastatin | 42 (6.1) |
Zolpidem | 988 (9.5) | Lisinopril | 40 (5.8) |
Naproxen | 952 (9.2) | Zolpidem | 39 (5.6) |
Age group: 45–64 years | |||
VHA systema | N = 37,795 n (%) | Dual enrollees who used non-VHA pharmacies exclusively | N = 2241 n (%) |
Simvastatin | 14,861 (39.2) | Simvastatin | 587 (26.2) |
Es/omeprazole | 10,251 (27.0) | Lisinopril | 474 (21.2) |
Lisinopril | 11,335 (29.9) | Hydrocodone | 466 (20.8) |
Hydrocodone | 6960 (18.3) | Amoxicillin | 375 (16.7) |
Metoprolol | 6048 (15.9) | Azithromycin | 364 (16.2) |
Vardenafil | 5673 (15.0) | Es/omeprazole | 306 (13.7) |
Metformin | 5670 (14.9) | Metoprolol | 278 (12.4) |
Hydrochlorothiazide | 5519 (14.5) | Hydrochlorothiazide | 267 (11.9) |
Amlodipine | 4348 (11.5) | Metformin | 243 (10.8) |
Albuterol inhaler | 3615 (9.5) | Atorvastatin | 196 (8.8) |