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UTPr0sim
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As a category that probably is in the top group. #1 is a statin

And even has statin in its name. What I have aren't the drugs commercial (brand) name but the drug's formal name. For example on non perscription drugs. acetaminophen is the drug name with the brand name Tylenol.
Posted: 12/12/2025 at 08:45 AM ET
(In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)

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Late Morning Trivia [Drugs are Good style]
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:34 AM ET
Lisinopril and atoravastin**
WestEndHokie39 • 12/12/25 11:51 PM ET
Nice job Loungers! Answers inside. I use #4 Linsinopril every day.
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 12:55 PM ET
Hydrochlorothiazide**
TomTurkey • 12/12/25 11:34 AM ET
Popular but not in the top 10.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 12:55 PM ET
Well no one has guessed the one I'm on. Hint Prinivil is the brand name.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 11:10 AM ET
Enalapril**
MAHokie69 • 12/12/25 10:53 AM ET
Not in the top 10.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 12:57 PM ET
Synthroid**
Spud • 12/12/25 10:44 AM ET
King of Ding. That's the brand name. Know the drug name?**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 10:52 AM ET
Levothyroxine, I think.**
Spud • 12/12/25 11:03 AM ET
Ding Ding DIng! IN at #2 prescribed drug in the US!**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 11:09 AM ET
Ozempic.**
vthhhi • 12/12/25 10:01 AM ET
Its popular but not top 10. Its drug name: semaglutide**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 10:52 AM ET
crestor**
reestuart • 12/12/25 09:40 AM ET
Crestor is Rosuvastatin. One of the many statins but not THE #1 statin**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 09:41 AM ET
Metformin**
Va AandM • 12/12/25 09:34 AM ET
DING DING DING! #1 diabetes drug! Brand: Glucophage . #3 on l drug list**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 09:43 AM ET
Yep, have two of the answers a couple feet in front of me on my desk.
`lag • 12/12/25 09:31 AM ET
both mentioned below**
`lag • 12/12/25 09:32 AM ET
So Lipitor and Viagra**
Hokerer • 12/12/25 11:20 AM ET
…big Lou’s like you. he’s on meds too**
chumley • 12/12/25 09:08 AM ET
Love that ad. Well done. It was on Sirius XM PGA tour all the time.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 09:10 AM ET
Amlodipine
Burruss Writer • 12/12/25 08:48 AM ET
DING DING DING - in at #5! used in treating high blood pressure. not mine.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:50 AM ET
Lipitor**
Brown Water • 12/12/25 08:44 AM ET
I know a guy who was on the team that developed Lipitor
EDGEMAN • 12/12/25 12:28 PM ET
Kind of a Ding. Lipitor is the brand name. Drug name?**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:47 AM ET
Atorvastatin**
Hokerer • 12/12/25 09:23 AM ET
DING DING DING! the #1 drug & the #1 Statin. Brand is Lipitor.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 09:44 AM ET
Losartan, maybe Rosuvastatin**
Brown Water • 12/12/25 08:52 AM ET
Actually a DING DING DING for Losartan also known as Cozaar. And its not
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:58 AM ET
You're on Viagra?**
B777Fr8Dog • 12/12/25 08:44 AM ET
That's seems problamatic and no Viagra is not in the top 10.
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:46 AM ET
Adderall? It seems widespread **
AlaHokie83 • 12/12/25 08:41 AM ET
Not in the top ten. Its made of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine salts.**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:49 AM ET
So if I say “Statins” generally, is the brand name necessary?**
Late 80s Hokie • 12/12/25 08:39 AM ET
As a category that probably is in the top group. #1 is a statin ◄
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 08:45 AM ET
Rosuvastatin**
radhokie1 • 12/12/25 08:57 AM ET
You take it too? I just looked at the three I take every morning :)**
Brown Water • 12/12/25 09:00 AM ET
Another of the Statins, but not the #1 statin (and #1 drug)**
UTPr0sim • 12/12/25 09:00 AM ET