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LEVOCETIRIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE

Xyzal (Levocetirizine) is an antihistamine. It blocks histamine, a chemical that causes congestion, itching, and other allergic reactions. Source: Iodine *

*This description is for related drug Levocetirizine

At a Glance: This Drug in 2016

1.24M
Medicare Part D Claims

Rank: 210 of 3393

$23.1M
Retail Cost

Rank: 702 of 3393

354,397
Patients

Rank: 204 of 3393

98,318
Prescribers

Rank: 249 of 3393

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88%

of people say

it's worth it

88%

of people say

it worked well

13%

of people say

it's a huge hassle

Alternatives:

Allegra Benadryl Clarinex Claritin Zyrtec

This Drug's History

Claims

The number of Medicare prescriptions for this drug each year

392K

2012

661K

2013

813K

2014

1.03M

2015

1.12M

2016

Spending

The total Part D spending on this drug
each year

$16.4M

2012

$21.7M

2013

$26.2M

2014

$24.1M

2015

$21M

2016

Average Patient Cost

Average amount that patients paid each year.

$136

2012

$111

2013

$109

2014

$80

2015

$63

2016

Use by state

State	Patients	Claims	Cost
Texas	43,342	131,331	$2.72M
California	30,614	105,388	$1.95M
Florida	27,181	86,565	$1.8M
New York	24,577	79,147	$1.53M
New Jersey	24,999	78,356	$1.46M
Alabama	22,568	69,304	$1.01M
Pennsylvania	16,056	67,942	$1.23M
Louisiana	16,860	58,163	$861K
Kentucky	11,920	53,667	$849K
North Carolina	12,129	49,143	$894K
Tennessee	11,547	39,445	$668K
Georgia	11,194	39,100	$686K
Ohio	8,439	35,209	$714K
Illinois	8,107	30,222	$565K
Virginia	7,975	29,986	$566K
Missouri	5,746	26,309	$447K
Michigan	5,626	20,715	$397K
South Carolina	5,358	20,247	$378K
Indiana	5,166	19,702	$436K
Maryland	5,859	18,964	$440K
Mississippi	4,983	16,298	$241K
Arizona	3,890	12,640	$288K
Connecticut	3,458	12,565	$289K
Oklahoma	2,912	10,748	$219K
Washington	2,568	10,082	$201K
West Virginia	2,338	9,938	$177K
Wisconsin	2,142	8,723	$184K
Arkansas	1,991	7,959	$115K
Minnesota	1,675	6,686	$138K
Kansas	1,330	6,123	$117K
Colorado	1,540	5,991	$131K
Massachusetts	1,457	5,660	$123K
Oregon	1,190	4,935	$89.9K
Hawaii	1,602	4,802	$104K
Iowa	993	4,682	$106K
Delaware	1,576	4,628	$147K
Nevada	1,256	4,266	$86.1K
Nebraska	843	3,913	$74.9K
New Mexico	923	2,937	$54.2K
Montana	450	2,500	$37.2K
Utah	502	2,086	$35.2K
Maine	486	1,840	$53.1K
New Hampshire	444	1,819	$39.3K
Rhode Island	436	1,805	$38.4K
Idaho	457	1,685	$34.1K
District of Columbia	420	1,628	$35.4K
Alaska	292	1,086	$16.6K
Wyoming	251	1,049	$17.5K
South Dakota	200	899	$17.8K
Vermont	170	617	$15K
North Dakota	144	593	$10.5K

About This Data

Prescribing data from Medicare’s prescription drug benefit, known as Part D, was compiled and released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency that oversees the program. The data for 2016 includes more than 1.5 billion prescriptions written by 1.1 million doctors, nurses and other providers. This database lists over 460,000 of those providers who wrote 50 or more prescriptions for at least one drug that year. More than three-fourths of these prescriptions went to patients 65 and older; the rest were for disabled patients. Methodology »

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Top prescribers for LEVOCETIRIZINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE

Provider	Medicare Claims	City	State
HAROLD HSU M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled1,961	ROSEMEAD	California
ARA MAKDESSIAN M.D. Otolaryngology	Claims Filled1,232	WINCHESTER	Kentucky
JOSE ACEVEDO M.D. General Practice	Claims Filled1,139	ARECIBO	Puerto Rico
CHARLES LOWE MD Allergy Immunology	Claims Filled1,112	PIKEVILLE	Kentucky
MOHAMMAD CHAUDHRY M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled1,077	UNION CITY	New Jersey
YU YAO M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled1,071	SAN GABRIEL	California
NGOC AN PHAN M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled1,066	PHILADELPHIA	Pennsylvania
NICHOLAS TRUONG M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled1,022	PHILADELPHIA	Pennsylvania
ANTHONY TUCKER MD Otolaryngology	Claims Filled1,008	PALM COAST	Florida
HOANG NGUYEN M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled979	FOUNTAIN VALLEY	California
EDUARDO ALVAREZ M.D. Specialist	Claims Filled969	VILLE PLATTE	Louisiana
CHUNG NG M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled954	LOS ANGELES	California
JAE YOO MD Internal Medicine	Claims Filled890	LOS ANGELES	California
DANNY DOUGLAS MD Allergy Immunology	Claims Filled887	FLORENCE	South Carolina
SAMUEL KING M. D. Family Medicine	Claims Filled877	PIKEVILLE	Kentucky
NGHIA PHAN M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled857	UPPER DARBY	Pennsylvania
THOMAS DOWLING M.D. Otolaryngology	Claims Filled853	GADSDEN	Alabama
JENNIFER BAIK M.D. Allergy Immunology	Claims Filled847	LOS ANGELES	California
TIMOTHY DECKER DO Family Medicine	Claims Filled837	RAINSVILLE	Alabama
JULIO PARDAVE M.D. Specialist	Claims Filled837	HIALEAH	Florida
HAN DUONG M.D.& D.O. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled821	ROSEMEAD	California
RUDOLF KHUSID M.D. Pulmonary Disease	Claims Filled802	YARDLEY	Pennsylvania
GIRISH PATEL M.D. Internal Medicine	Claims Filled801	NEW YORK	New York
CHANDRAVADAN PATEL MD Internal Medicine	Claims Filled774	TAMPA	Florida
E WALKER M.D. Specialist	Claims Filled753	FLORENCE	Alabama