Share of U.S. adults using OTC NSAIDs for chronic low back pain, 2022, by age
A survey from 2022 found that around 57 percent of adults in the United States with chronic low back pain stated they had taken over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OTC NSAIDs) to treat their pain, while 45 percent said they were currently using OTC NSAIDs for such pain. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have taken or currently use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for their pain as of 2022, by age.