From 2014 to 2016, 91 percent of physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed among adults over the age of 65 were for continuing prescriptions, compared to 8 percent of visits which were for new benzodiazepine prescriptions. This statistic shows the prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age.
Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 17, 2020). Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Prescription Status for Physician Visits at Which Benzodiazepines Were Prescribed in The U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by Patient Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/
NCHS & CDC, Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Prescription status for physician visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed in the U.S. from 2014 to 2016, by patient age [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1095578/benzo-prescription-status-at-physician-visits-by-age-us/