Atorvastatin's Hold on Pacific States Shifts

Searches for atorvastatin are down in the Pacific. But fills seem to remain above the national average.

This chart depicts the relative regional popularity of atorvastatin and Lipitor compared to the national average. Atorvastatin fills in the Pacific states in 2020 were 7 percentage points higher than the national average for atorvastatin in 2020.

Search data shown includes summed nationwide searches for atorvastatin and Lipitor based on analysis of data from Google Trends. Prescription fills are based on data from CMS Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program claims, which only have data available until 2020. Prescription fill data shown includes nationwide fills for atorvastatin and Lipitor. Pacific states include states in the Pacific region (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI).