Pantoprazole Sodium

Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2008 - 2018

Pantoprazole Sodium Summary for 2018

Estimated number of prescriptions in the United States 28,958,134
Top drug rank #19 (0)
Average total drug cost $50.49 (USD)
Average out-of-pocket cost $6.37 (USD)

Number of Prescriptions Over Time (2008 - 2018)

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
2008 51  16
2009 65  14
2010 64  1
2011 64 0
2012 54  10
2013 45  9
Year Rank Change
2014 38  7
2015 29  9
2016 25  4
2017 19  6
2018 19 0

Drug Cost Over Time (2008 - 2018)

  • Total cost: The average total cost of the medication including the out-of-pocket cost (see below) plus the amount paid by other parties (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, Veterans Administration, TRICARE, other state/federal sources, Worker's compensation, and other miscellaneous sources)
  • Out-of-pocket cost: The average payment made by the patient which may include deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or the cash price paid without insurance coverage.

Related Drugs

Drug Name Total Prescriptions (2018)
Omeprazole 58,364,557
Pantoprazole Sodium (this drug) 28,958,135
Esomeprazole 7,227,319
Lansoprazole 2,618,598
Dexlansoprazole 2,464,913

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
  • Protonix
  • Protonix IV
Generic Drug Synonyms and Salts
  • Pantoprazole Sodium

FDA Approval Information

Established Pharmacologic Class (EPC): Proton Pump Inhibitor
Initial FDA approval date: 2/2/2000
First FDA applicant: Rx
First dosage form: Tablet, Delayed Release (oral)

Prescription data source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2008-2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD. ClinCalc DrugStats Database version 21.1. Read more about the ClinCalc DrugStats database.

All ClinCalc DrugStats figures and graphs on this page are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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