This statistic shows the total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, there were approximately 4.45 billion prescriptions issued all over the United States. This was a significant increase from 3.99 billion prescriptions dispensed six years earlier.
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Total drug prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. 2009-2016
Total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016 (in millions)
This statistic shows the total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, there were approximately 4.45 billion prescriptions issued all over the United States. This was a significant increase from 3.99 billion prescriptions dispensed six years earlier.
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| Prescriptions dispensed in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2009* | 3,953 |
| 2010* | 3,990 |
| 2011* | 4,014 |
| 2012 | 4,154 |
| 2013 | 4,235 |
| 2014 | 4,325 |
| 2015 | 4,368 |
| 2016 | 4,453 |
| Prescriptions dispensed in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2009* | 3,953 |
| 2010* | 3,990 |
| 2011* | 4,014 |
| 2012 | 4,154 |
| 2013 | 4,235 |
| 2014 | 4,325 |
| 2015 | 4,368 |
| 2016 | 4,453 |
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This statistic shows the total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, there were approximately 4.45 billion prescriptions issued all over the United States. This was a significant increase from 3.99 billion prescriptions dispensed six years earlier.
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- May 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2016
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Includes prescriptions and insulins dispensed through chain and independent pharmacies, food store pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, and longterm
care facilities. Excludes OTC. QuintilesIMS routinely updates its national audits, which may result in changes to previously reported market size
and growth rates. Prescriptions are not adjusted for length of therapy; 90-day and 30-day prescriptions are both counted as one prescription.
* Added from the 2013-2015 reports. - Open this statistic in...
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2009 to 2016
- Supplementary notes
-
Includes prescriptions and insulins dispensed through chain and independent pharmacies, food store pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, and longterm
care facilities. Excludes OTC. QuintilesIMS routinely updates its national audits, which may result in changes to previously reported market size
and growth rates. Prescriptions are not adjusted for length of therapy; 90-day and 30-day prescriptions are both counted as one prescription.
* Added from the 2013-2015 reports. - Open this statistic in...
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