2013
Rank2011
Rank2009
Rank2005
RankBrand name
(generic name)Used for…U.S. Prescriptions(% change from 2011)

1.1.1.1.Xanax
(alprazolam)Anxiety48,465,000
(1%)

2.3.4.2.Zoloft
(sertraline)Depression, Anxiety, OCD,PTSD, PMDD41,416,000
(11%)

3.2.17.11.Celexa
(citalopram)Depression, Anxiety39,445,000
(5%)

4.5.5.4.Prozac
(fluoxetine HCL)Depression, Anxiety28,258,000
(15%)

5.4.3.5.Ativan
(lorazepam)Anxiety, panic disorder27,948,000
(3%)

6.7.6.NADesyrel
(trazodone HCL)Depression, Anxiety26,242,000
(17%)

7.6.2.3.

Lexapro
(escitalopram)

Depression, Anxiety24,920,000
(5%)

8.8.7.16.Cymbalta
(duloxetine)Depression, Anxiety, fibromyalgia, diabetic neuropathy18,573,000
(5%)

9.13.22.10.Wellbutrin XL
(bupropion HCL XL)Depression16,053,000
(30%)

10.12.9.6.Effexor ER
(venlafaxine HCL ER)Depression, Anxiety, Panic disorder15,796,000
(26%)

11.9.10.9.Valium
(diazepam)Anxiety, Panic disorder14,754,000
(1%)

12.11.11.10.Paxil
(paroxetine HCL)Depression, Anxiety, Panic disorder14,335,000
(3%)

13.10.8.13.Seroquel
(quetiapine)Bipolar disorder,Depression14,326,000
(–)

14.15.11.NAAmphetamine salts
(Generic)Attention deficit disorder12,785,000
(29%)

15.14.12.14.Risperdal
(risperidone)Bipolar disorder,Schizophrenia, irritability in autism12,320,000
(1%)

16.17.19.NAVyvanse
(lisdexamfetamine)Attention deficit disorder9,842,000
(19%)

17.23.16.NAConcerta ER
(methylphenidate ER)Attention deficit disorder8,803,000
(–)

18.16.15.NAAbilify
(aripiprazole)Bipolar disorder,Schizophrenia, Depression8,747,000
(–)

19.18.NANAWellbutrin SR-W
(bupropion HCL SR W)Depression8,238,000
(–)

20.21.18.19.Buspar
(buspirone HCL)Sleep, Anxiety8,065,000
(26%)

21.19.13.NAVistaril*
(hydroxyzine HCL)Anxiety, tension8,052,000
(11%)

22.20.NANAAmphetamine salts ER
(Generic)Attention deficit disorder7,925,000
(21%)

23.22.20.17.Zyprexa
(olanzapine)Bipolar disorder,Schizophrenia5,101,000
(12%)

24.24.NANAMethylphenidate
(generic)Attention deficit disorder5,335,000
(26%)

25.25.25.NAPristiq
(desvenlafaxine)Depression3,217,000
(-21%)