Penicillin V

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2007 - 2017

Number of Prescriptions Over Time (2007 - 2017)

Rank of Top Drugs Over Time

"Rank" refers to the frequency that a given medication is prescribed within a calendar year compared to all other medications. A rank of "4" would indicate that the medication was the fourth most commonly prescribed medication.

Year Rank Change
2007 135  2
2008 150  15
2009 183  33
2010 205  22
2011 214  9
2012 238  24
Year Rank Change
2013 193  45
2014 182  11
2015 231  49
2016 235  4
2017 242  7

Patient Out-Of-Pocket Cost Over Time (2007 - 2017)

"Out-of-pocket" cost refers to the payment made by the patient (either cash price or the copay amount). This value does not include reimbursement from a third party payer (eg, Medicare or private insurance) and does not represent the total drug cost.

Usage Statistics of Related Drugs

Drug Synonyms

Drug synonyms are used during the sanitation and standardization process of "cleaning" the original data source (MEPS). Occassionally, brand names may be listed below that are no longer on the market or are very infrequently used.

Brand Name Synonyms
  • V-cillin
  • Beepen-VK
  • Betapen-VK
  • Ledercillin VK
  • Pen-vee K
  • Penapar-VK
  • Penicillin-VK
  • Pfizerpen VK
  • Uticillin VK
  • V-cillin K
  • Veetids
  • Veetids '125'
  • Veetids '250'
  • Veetids '500'
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Penicillin V Potassium
  • Penicillin V

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): N/A
Initial FDA approval date: Prior to January 1, 1982
First FDA applicant: Discn
First dosage form: For Solution (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2007-2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 20.1. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

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