I am hoping to locate present and historical sales or usage figures for various prescription drugs, and I am not sure where to start. I'm trying to use the data to get a sense of how many people were using a particular drug at different times; I just figured sales volume would be a good indication. For me, rough numbers would be fine.
Paying for the data may be an option (especially if it is not too expensive), but I was hoping to find some good free resources. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Market share data for different drugs in a particular class would be similarly useful, especially to the extent that I can also find overall sales or use volume for the overall drug class.
posted by dredge
on Feb 28, 2013 -
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From a medical/science standpoint, what are the limiting factors that make it difficult to produce pharmaceutical drugs that do not have negative side effects?
posted by 6spd
on Feb 17, 2013 -
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Specifically, what career progression do these folks usually follow? What training, schooling, and preparation is required to progress in this field? What is the entry-level job for this career path?
posted by denverco
on Jan 8, 2013 -
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Currently seeking a safe, reliable courier through which I can order medication online on the cheap and with little hassle.
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posted by Mach3avelli
on Oct 29, 2012 -
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I’ve been charged with misdemeanor drug possession (11377) in California after accidentally going through airport security with .7 grams of meth on my person. My arraignment is next week; what can I expect and/or how should I prepare?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 20, 2012 -
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Trying to locate a study in which they gave a chimpanzee (or other ape?) all the hard drugs he wanted (though it may have just been cocaine and/or heroin?) and found that with sufficient care, the subject actually lived a perfectly healthy and long life.
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posted by imagineerit
on Jun 18, 2012 -
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Why can't duloxetine (cymbalta) be prescribed to me? Is there some kind of restriction in the UK.
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posted by conrad101
on May 17, 2012 -
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Is there any robust evidence that different varieties of marijuana have different psychoactive or physiological effects?
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posted by dontjumplarry
on Nov 23, 2011 -
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Is a transdermal patch or topical version of a given prescription drug any less likely to cause side effects that result from taking the oral form?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 22, 2011 -
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There is a person who is close to me who is addicted to heroin. We need to help her. For those of you who have experience with this, please help us figure out what the next steps are.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 14, 2011 -
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Some months ago, when visiting a friend in an apartment complex that has no known reports of obvious drug activity, I saw a mystery baggie on the floor of the elevator.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 6, 2011 -
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The character Danny the Drug Dealer from Withnail and I - has he appeared as a roadie in another movie basically playing the same character?
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posted by h00py
on Jun 17, 2011 -
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Please suggest support groups for recovering drug addicts besides Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
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posted by stedman15
on Apr 29, 2011 -
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Is there a dictionary of prescription and OTC drug names, which has an open license or can be licensed cheaply?
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posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Apr 14, 2011 -
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I'm unemployed and living in Philadelphia. I'd like to get an idea of how likely it is that I will have to pass a drug test in order to get a job.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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Prescription drug pricing wtf: Compared to last month, this month I got 50% more milligrams of an antidepressant, but had to pay 200% more money. The only difference is the pills were smaller, and so there were more of them. I don't understand what's going on here.
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posted by frankly mister
on Mar 8, 2011 -
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When the DEA or FBI makes a major drug bust and the arrested parties go to trial, how would I find the trial or deposition records to understand how the drug trafficking ring worked?
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posted by bucksox
on Feb 8, 2011 -
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DrugFilter: Is Xanax still "good" after two years? And secondly, how long does it last in the system?
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posted by Kitteh
on Dec 24, 2010 -
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So, about 2 months ago I took some Phentermine, about 7 pills over the course of 2 weeks. I didn't have a prescription. I now have to take a hair test for a new job and bonus! if I test positive I will get reported to the authorities, mandatory.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 30, 2010 -
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Zyflo is a drug that makes my nose and lungs work better. It's currently ridiculously expensive, but the patent's running out. How can I find out when someone will make it generic?
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posted by condour75
on Nov 12, 2010 -
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I just had an offer for my absolute dream job at a large British bank in New York rescinded 2 days before I was to show up for work. I had signed all forms and passed the background check, but I came up as positive on the (
gc-ms urine) drug test for - of all things -
benzodiazepines. I have never taken a benzodiazepine and am posting anonymously so you know I have zero reason to lie.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 18, 2010 -
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I've been trying to re-discover two websites that I've found before but have now utterly lost. One was a photo gallery of people in drug-induced altered states, and the other was a repository of name pronunciations curated by librarians.
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Aug 24, 2010 -
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Help me find this online resource that gives local prices of prescription drugs.
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posted by Jenesta
on Jun 10, 2010 -
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I expect to fail the pre-employment drug test I took this afternoon - but for legitimate reasons. I'm leaving the state tomorrow morning and won't be back until very late Sunday. Is there anything I can do to bolster my case and protect myself when the lab calls tomorrow or Friday?
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posted by croutonsupafreak
on Jun 2, 2010 -
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Doctors, pharmacists, and other medical professionals: is this a drug allergy, or am I needlessly worrying?
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posted by Hakaisha
on May 30, 2010 -
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Looking for a video showing various common drugs, their appearance, how they're taken and their effects.
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posted by Lorc
on May 3, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a pharmaceutical commercial that's been airing recently that features a middle-aged professional photographer.
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posted by Venadium
on Feb 1, 2010 -
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I've been prescribed Sertraline (Zoloft) for depression. I've never taken any SSRI or depression drug before. What can I expect? What should I do or not do?
posted by anonymous
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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For the patent lawyers in the house... If a pharmaceutical company creates a me-too drug, (i.e. a drug that offers no improvement over the existing drug in its class--for instance claritin, allegra, zyrtec, etc.) is their burden of proof in the patent process that their drug is "better than placebo" or that it is "as good as the pre-existing drug in the class?"
posted by mert
on Jan 16, 2010 -
9 answers
My Chicago apartment faces an alley. Occasionally, in the middle of the night, I'll hear a series of three whistles coming from the alley.
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posted by tenaciousd
on Jan 9, 2010 -
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Health coverage in Canada: I don't have coverage through my work. What options do I have as a low-income individual in my late 20's?
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posted by GleepGlop
on Jan 8, 2010 -
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I have a question about being hired as a contractor for the Department of Justice and having to take a drug test.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 16, 2009 -
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"He took too much LSD in the '60s". No, really. Any number of Americans approaching old age are doing so with long-term illegal drug habits. If you've seen
the Osbournes on TV, Ozzy seems the picture of the sort of cognitive impairment you can expect someone to have after years of illegal drug use. Is this typical of such a person? Can someone be rendered mentally incompetent by means of a history of long-term illegal drug use? Would someone with obvious cognative impairment like Ozzy still be considered legally competant?
posted by bunky
on Oct 19, 2009 -
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I am trying to figure out the name of a horror/sci-fi movie from my childhood. It's a movie where a guy wakes up one day and he has a little alien slug/worm that lives on the back of his neck and talks to him. The alien has drilled a hole in the back of his neck and now injects a powerful narcotic/hallucinogen directly into his brain and controls the guy's life. Nobody knows about the alien slug, and at the end of the movie, he squeezes the alien slug to death and it administers a lethal dose to him, and his head blows up. Name that movie! As I'm older I realize it was a metaphor for drug addiction... and frequently try and explain the plot of the movie to people as best as I can remember. It was probably released around 1991. It may have gone straight to DVD or cable. TIA
posted by Mr_Crazyhorse
on Oct 11, 2009 -
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Find This Video Game Filter: Arcade machine, may not exist on a console, reminiscent of Pitfall with better graphics, approximately 12-15 years ago, played it at a local drugstore. More Details inside. Please help a video game guy!
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on Jun 10, 2009 -
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