According to a survey conducted in September-October 2021, around 15 percent of adults aged 18 years and older in the United States stated that they had to cut their prescription pills in half or completely skip their doses at least once in the past year due to costs. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs.
Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 5, 2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021." Chart. April 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed