This statistic shows the per captita usage of medicine in the United States based on Standard Units, from 2007 ro 2011. In 2010, the usage was 126 units per capita in the retail chronic category.
U.S. use of medicine by Standard Unit volume per capita from 2007 to 2011
A Standard Unit (SU) is a single dosage unit (pill, capsule, vial or ampoule). Retail includes independent and chain drugstores, food store pharmacies and mail order.
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IMS Health. (April 30, 2012). U.S. use of medicine by Standard Unit volume per capita from 2007 to 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238664/us-medicine-use-per-capita-in-standard-units/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IMS Health. "U.S. use of medicine by Standard Unit volume per capita from 2007 to 2011." Chart. April 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238664/us-medicine-use-per-capita-in-standard-units/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IMS Health. (2012). U.S. use of medicine by Standard Unit volume per capita from 2007 to 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238664/us-medicine-use-per-capita-in-standard-units/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IMS Health. "U.S. Use of Medicine by Standard Unit Volume per Capita from 2007 to 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238664/us-medicine-use-per-capita-in-standard-units/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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U.S. use of medicine by Standard Unit volume per capita from 2007 to 2011 [Graph], IMS Health, April 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238664/us-medicine-use-per-capita-in-standard-units/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed