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Re:The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic by refurb on Saturday November 15, 2014 @09:02PM (#8613256)
You are correct! Budesonide is available as a generic inhalable steroid for asthma.

As for Rx data, IMS is king. They pay pharmacies, wholesalers, etc to report all of their sales. It's used heavily by pharma companies. I've seen some of the data and it goes all the way down to individual Rxs by doctor. Incredible stuff.

Re:The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic by pinaceae on Saturday November 15, 2014 @09:36PM (#8613306)
down to the HCP is only allowed in the US. most markets protect HCPs from pressure by the industry, you can only get clustered Rx data there.