{"id":7710,"date":"2020-01-07T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2021-04-16T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T18:52:20","slug":"most-common-medications-singlecare-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singlecare.com\/blog\/most-common-medications-singlecare-january\/","title":{"rendered":"The most popular drugs on SingleCare in January"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of people use SingleCare to reduce the cost of their prescriptions each day. And through the years, we\u2019ve noticed some trends in which medications are popular certain times of year. In January, cough medicine and antibiotics are on the rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amoxicillin, azithromycin, and the non-narcotic cough medicine benzonatate combine to make up 22.32% of the total number of scripts filled through SingleCare in the month of January in any given year. Why are they the most common medications this season? There are a number of factors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Antibiotics<\/span><\/h2>\n

Antibiotics won\u2019t help a cold or an illness caused by a virus like the flu. However, if you have a bacterial infection, you may get a prescription for an antibiotic, such as <\/span>amoxicillin<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>azithromycin<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Azithromycin (which is also popularly known by its brand names: Z-Pak, Zithromax, and Zmax) is an antibiotic that stops the growth of bacteria in your body and is used to treat certain bacterial infections such as bronchitis; pneumonia; sexually transmitted diseases (STD); and infections of the ears, lungs, sinuses, skin, throat, and reproductive organs\u2014according to the <\/span>U.S. National Library of Medicine<\/span><\/a>. Azithromycin accounted for 1.52% of the thousands and thousands of net prescriptions filled through SingleCare in January 2019. But in July (just six months later) it only accounted for 0.79%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Amoxicillin, on the other hand, boasts an even higher spike rate. Prescriptions for the antibiotic\u2014which is used to treat many different types of bacterial infections\u2014peak every January, but also increase year over year\u2014growing from 1.6% of total SingleCare fills in 2016 to more than 2.2% in January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, are bacterial infections really that prevalent in the winter? It might seem so, but there\u2019s more to it than that. <\/span>Research<\/span><\/a> from Oregon State University discovered that serious infections caused by gram-negative bacteria can go up as much as 17% with every 10 degree increase in seasonal temperature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Gram-negative bacteria are a frequent cause of urinary tract, gastrointestinal, and respiratory infections, as well as more serious things like pneumonia, wound, or blood infections,” Jessina McGregor, an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University, said in the <\/span>study\u2019s release<\/span><\/a>. “Everyone knows there is a seasonality to some viral infections such as influenza or the common cold, but we’re now finding that some of these bacterial infections peak in the heat of summer.”<\/span><\/p>\n

So if bacterial infections are actually more prevalent and we are more susceptible to them during summer months, then why are there so many prescriptions for antibiotics being written in the winter? Well, because of pneumonia and bronchitis\u2014both of which can be caused by either a virus or bacteria (confusing, we know). Cases of pneumonia, the flu, bronchitis, and the common cold all look very similar symptomatically and are contracted more frequently because people tend to be indoors and in close contact more often, according to research from <\/span>Harvard University<\/span><\/a>. That\u2019s why feeling really icky in the winter can be tricky to treat\u2014and why many doctors are getting more hesitant to prescribe a Z-Pak whenever you feel sick.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNinety-nine percent of the time, the patients I see in the winter are feeling crummy due to a virus like a cold or the flu, not a bacterial infection\u2014so antibiotics are not going to help,\u201d says <\/span>Corrie Danks, MD<\/span><\/a>, an internal medicine and pediatrics specialist in Missouri. Also, overprescribing of antibiotics can lead to resistance. But, sometimes antibiotics do help and are necessary. That\u2019s the tough part. Dr. Danks adds that patients who benefit from antibiotic prescriptions are those diagnosed with bacterial infections (such as <\/span>strep throat<\/span><\/a>), and critically ill elderly patients who do need to be treated with antibiotics to mitigate a bacterial overgrowth that they can\u2019t fight on their own, such as chronic pneumonia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cough medicine<\/span><\/h2>\n

The other popular January prescription is benzonatate (generic Tessalon perles)\u2014a non-narcotic cough medication that numbs the airways, the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs, and the lining of the lungs (pleura) so that you can comfortably breathe again. It\u2019s what a healthcare provider will prescribe to you if an OTC cough medicine won\u2019t cut it (which <\/span>according to science<\/span><\/a>, they can\u2019t).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All those cold and flu symptoms we talked about above? Coughing is one of them. In January 2019, benzonatate spiked to account for more than 1% of net prescriptions during the winter months, but fell to less than 0.4% in the summertime.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two types of cough medicines: expectorants and antitussives (cough suppressants). Expectorants are medications that help expel the mucus from your lungs. Antitussives (like benzonatate) relax your lungs, and temporarily relieve that constant feeling of needing to clear your throat or cough. When you\u2019re fighting an illness, suppressing a cough can be the only thing that lets you get the rest you need.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, what can we do to prevent getting sick at all this January? There are two key steps, Dr. Dank says: \u201cTo avoid chronic illness, get the flu shot and wash your hands\u2014it\u2019s that simple.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And if you do find yourself feeling under the weather, make sure to stay hydrated, <\/span>eat the proper foods<\/span><\/a>, and\u2014if you need it\u2014find a coupon for antibiotics and cough medicine on <\/span>singlecare.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of people use SingleCare to reduce the cost of their prescriptions each day. And through the years, we\u2019ve noticed some trends in which medications are popular certain times of year. In January, cough medicine and antibiotics are on the rise. Amoxicillin, azithromycin, and the non-narcotic cough medicine benzonatate combine to make up 22.32% of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":7895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7,16413],"coauthors":[8722],"class_list":["post-7710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company","tag-singlecare","tag-singlecare-stats","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMost common medications on SingleCare in January<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Antibiotics and cough syrups are the most prescribed drugs in January. 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