Alprazolam, better known as Xanax, is used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks. It is also one of the most prescribed psychiatric drugs in America. Notice the caveat: psychiatric drugs. When it comes to the most prescribed drugs in America, my favorite comes in at number 9: Amoxicillin (antibiotic). The number one prescribed drug in America is a combination of Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen. You might recognize acetaminophen as the active ingredient in Tylenol. 128.2 million prescriptions were written in 2009. The online magazine Good has published an infographic on the top prescribed psychiatric drugs in America. Click on the link below to see the full graphic.
The pharmaceutical industry spends a lot of money marketing their newest psychiatric drugs to Americans. And we take a lot of them. In fact, in 2009 alone, U.S. doctors wrote more psychiatric prescriptions than there are people in this country. This is a look at 2009’s 10 most prescribed psychiatric drugs (in both their brand-name and generic forms). Don’t worry, there’s a pill for that.
If you are taking Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen, ask your doctor to remove the Acetaminophen killer.
Opiods are relatively safe. Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine are government sanctioned, over the counter death chemicals.
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