Visual Capitalist November 4, 2024
Pallavi Rao

Tired of hearing about yet another celebrity’s Ozempic-inspired weight loss journey? Well, all those testimonials are adding up: driving expenditure towards one particular category of medication in America, and helping the revenues of several major pharmaceutical companies.

This graphic lists America’s top drugs by money spent on them at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies in 2023. Data is sourced from the AARP.

Ranked: America’s Top-Selling Drugs in 2023

Americans are spending big on drugs to manage type 2 diabetes and their weight.

Right at the top, semaglutide, (available as Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy) attracted nearly $40 billion in consumer spending in 2023.

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RankNameBrand NamesConsumer
Spending 2023		Prescribed for
1💉 SemaglutideOzempic,
WeGovy

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Topics: Biotechnology, Pharma, Pharma / Biotech
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