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Total Number of Retail Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies, 2009

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 Total Retail Rx Drugs
United States3,679,671,222
Alabama80,669,107
Alaska4,488,495
Arizona61,297,786
Arkansas48,242,080
California312,440,433
Colorado38,093,247
Connecticut46,489,823
Delaware11,388,995
District of Columbia5,185,455
Florida225,312,255
Georgia119,238,095
Hawaii14,249,708
Idaho15,939,958
Illinois156,310,649
Indiana82,549,426
Iowa47,418,431
Kansas36,214,744
Kentucky73,756,811
Louisiana66,142,285
Maine19,087,484
Maryland58,080,852
Massachusetts92,658,258
Michigan119,163,703
Minnesota55,105,935
Mississippi47,735,160
Missouri92,754,941
Montana11,136,885
Nebraska25,239,082
Nevada26,050,153
New Hampshire18,033,822
New Jersey99,570,267
New Mexico15,454,444
New York255,792,543
North Carolina127,081,439
North Dakota8,404,232
Ohio149,100,021
Oklahoma48,972,975
Oregon40,342,008
Pennsylvania168,218,628
Rhode Island14,723,946
South Carolina75,527,841
South Dakota10,051,942
Tennessee109,127,463
Texas248,655,283
Utah24,844,262
Vermont9,682,741
Virginia90,704,636
Washington66,329,432
West Virginia34,432,644
Wisconsin66,188,884
Wyoming5,991,536
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Notes: 

Data shown here are for calendar year 2009 and include the total number of prescription drugs filled at retail pharmacies only. Data are based on Vector One(TM):National by Verispan, L.L.C., which collects data from a panel of retail pharmacies, third party payers, and data providers. Retail pharmacies include independent pharmacies, chain pharmacies, food stores, and mass merchandisers found in 814 defined regional zones. These data include prescriptions filled at pharmacies only and exclude those filled by mail order.

Sources: 

SDI Health, L.L.C.: Special Data Request, 2010.

Definitions: 

Prescription Drugs or Rx Drugs: All products filled by retail pharmacies, including new prescriptions and refills of both brand name and generic drugs.



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