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Top therapy areas in the U.S. by number of prescriptions 2018
Top 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2018, by number of prescriptions (in millions)
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic depicts selected therapy areas in the United States based on the number of prescriptions dispensed in 2018. In that year, the number of prescriptions dispensed for pain medication totaled to some 400 million in the United States.
Top 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2018, by number of prescriptions (in millions)
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by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Jul 22, 2019
This statistic depicts selected therapy areas in the United States based on the number of prescriptions dispensed in 2018. In that year, the number of prescriptions dispensed for pain medication totaled to some 400 million in the United States.
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- May 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Therapy areas are based on proprietary IQVIA definitions. Includes prescription-bound products including insulins dispensed through chain and independent pharmacies, food store pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, and long-term care facilities. Excludes OTC products. IQVIA 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.
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- May 2019
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2018
- Supplementary notes
- Therapy areas are based on proprietary IQVIA definitions. Includes prescription-bound products including insulins dispensed through chain and independent pharmacies, food store pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, and long-term care facilities. Excludes OTC products. IQVIA 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.
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