In 2018, the healthcare system in the United States saved some 293 billion U.S. dollars via the usage of generic drugs. Over a 10-year period (2009-2018), the U.S. saved about two trillion U.S. dollars through generic drugs.
Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2008 to 2018
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Association for Accessible Medicines. (July 8, 2019). Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277492/savings-through-generic-drug-usage-us/
Association for Accessible Medicines. "Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277492/savings-through-generic-drug-usage-us/
Association for Accessible Medicines. (2019). Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277492/savings-through-generic-drug-usage-us/
Association for Accessible Medicines. "Savings through Generic Drug Usage in The United States from 2008 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277492/savings-through-generic-drug-usage-us/
Association for Accessible Medicines, Savings through generic drug usage in the United States from 2008 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277492/savings-through-generic-drug-usage-us/ (last visited February 23, 2020)
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