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6 th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference Thursday, April 12, 2012 April 20, 2011 —A report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics • For Americans covered by insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid, the average copayment for a prescription was $10.73 -- down a bit from 2009 due to increased use of generic drugs. • The average co-payment for branded drugs for which generic alternatives were available jumped 6% to $22.73. In 2010 the 10 drugs on which we spent the most were: 1. Lipitor (atorvastatin)-- $7.2 billion (11-2011) 2. Nexium (esomeprazole)-- $6.3 billion 3. Plavix (clopidogrel) -- $6.1 billion (5-2012) 4. Advair Diskus (salmeterol/fluticazone)-- $4.7 billion 5. Abilify (aripiprazole)-- $4.6 billion 6. Seroquel (quetiapine)-- $4.4 billion (3-2012) 7. Singulair (montelukast)-- $4.1 billion (8-2012) 8. Crestor (rosuvastatin)-- $3.8 billion 9. Actos (pioglitazone)-- $3.5 billion (8-2012) 10. Epogen (epoetin alfa)-- $3.3 billion 2010 IMS report: Wayne Weart, Pharm D Cost Effective Rx

6 th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference Thursday, April 12, 2012 Additional Opportunities for Generic Savings in 2011-2012 • Levofloxacin – Levaquin 6-2011 • Olanzapine – Zyprexa 10-2011 • Atorvastatin/amlodipine – Caduet 11-2011 • Escitalopram – Lexapro 2-2012 • Ibandronate – Boniva 3-2012 • Sildenafil – Viagra 3-2012 • Irbesartan – Avapro 3-2012 • Entanercept – Enbrel 8-2012 • Valsartan – Diovan 9-2012 • Valsartan/amlodipine – Exforge 9-2012 • Ziprasidone – Geodon 9-2012 • Candesartan – Atacand – 12-2012 • Rizatriptan – Maxalt 12-2012 April 20, 2011 —A report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics • The IMS reports that Americans spent $307 billion on prescription drugs in 2010 • Brands that lost their protection from generic competition led to $12.6 billion less spending in 2010 than in 2009. • The price increase for drugs without generic competition led to $16.6 billion more spending in 2010 than in 2009. • Drug companies offered $4.5 billion in rebates to assist patients with the high cost of brand name drugs for which there was no generic alternative. 2010 IMS report: Wayne Weart, Pharm D Cost Effective Rx

6 th Annual Primary Care Spring Conference Thursday, April 12, 2012<br />

Additional Opportunities for Generic<br />

Savings in 2011-2012<br />

• Levofloxacin – Levaquin 6-2011<br />

• Olanzapine – Zyprexa 10-2011<br />

• Atorvastatin/amlodipine – Caduet 11-2011<br />

• Escitalopram – Lexapro 2-2012<br />

• Ibandronate – Boniva 3-2012<br />

• Sildenafil – Viagra 3-2012<br />

• Irbesartan – Avapro 3-2012<br />

• Entanercept – Enbrel 8-2012<br />

• Valsartan – Diovan 9-2012<br />

• Valsartan/amlodipine – Exforge 9-2012<br />

• Ziprasidone – Geodon 9-2012<br />

• Candesartan – Atacand – 12-2012<br />

• Rizatriptan – Maxalt 12-2012<br />

April 20, 2011 —A report from the IMS<br />

Institute for Healthcare Informatics<br />

• The IMS reports that Americans spent $307<br />

billion on prescription drugs in 2010<br />

• Brands that lost their protection from generic<br />

competition led to $12.6 billion less spending in<br />

2010 than in 2009.<br />

• The price increase for drugs without generic<br />

competition led to $16.6 billion more spending in<br />

2010 than in 2009.<br />

• Drug companies offered $4.5 billion in rebates to<br />

assist patients with the high cost of brand name<br />

drugs for which there was no generic alternative.<br />

2010 IMS report:<br />

Wayne Weart, Pharm D<br />

Cost Effective Rx

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