Top 25 drugs used in outpatient settings

Here are the 25 drugs most often administered in outpatient settings, followed by percentage of outpatient encounters:

1. Triamcinolone acetonide, injection, 10mg: 12.3 percent
2. Dexamethasone sodium phosphate, injection, 1mg: 8.1 percent
3. Vitamin B-12 injection, 1,000mcg: 4.2 percent 
4. Ketorolac tromethamine, injection, 15mg: 3.8 percent
5. Alfibercept, injection, 1mg: 3.7 percent
6. Betamethasone acetate and betamethasone sodium phosphate, injection, 3 mg: 3.4 percent
7. Ceftriaxone sodium, injection, 250mg: 3.2 percent 
8. Methylprednisolone acetate, injection, 40mg: 3.2 percent
9. Bevacizumab, injection, 10mg: 2.9 percent
10. Unclassified drugs, injection: 2.4 percent
11. Testosterone cypionate, injection, 1mg: 2.2 percent
12. Methylprednisolone acetate, injection, 80mg: 2.1 percent
13. Medroxyprogesterone acetate, injection, 1mg: 1.7 percent
14. Diphenhydramine HCL, injection, 50mg: 1.6 percent
15. Regadenoson, injection, 0.1mg: 1.6 percent 
16. OnabotulinumtoxinA, injection, 1 unit: 1.5 percent
17. Normal saline solution, infusion, 1,000cc: 1.4 percent
18. Normal saline solution, infusion, 250cc: 1.1 percent 
19. Ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1mg: 1.1 percent
20. Denosumab, injection, 1mg: 1.1 percent 
21. Palonosetron HCL, injection, 25mcg: 1 percent
22. Iron sucrose, injection, 1mg: 1 percent
23. Methylprednisolone sodium succinate, injection, 125mg: 0.9 percent
24. Ranibizumab, injection, 0.1mg: 0.8 percent
25. Omalizumab, injection, 5mg: 0.8 percent

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