This statistic depicts the leading therapy areas in the United States based on the number of prescriptions dispensed in 2020. In that year, the number of prescriptions dispensed for pain medication totaled to some 369 million in the United States, making it the third ranked therapy area.
Leading 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2020, by number of prescriptions*
(in millions)
* Therapy definitions are mutually exclusive. Prescriptions are not adjusted for length of therapy; 90-day and
30-day prescriptions are both counted as one prescription.
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IQVIA. (May 27, 2021). Leading 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2020, by number of prescriptions* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315467/prescriptions-by-selected-therapy-area-in-the-us/
IQVIA. "Leading 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2020, by number of prescriptions* (in millions)." Chart. May 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315467/prescriptions-by-selected-therapy-area-in-the-us/
IQVIA. (2021). Leading 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2020, by number of prescriptions* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315467/prescriptions-by-selected-therapy-area-in-the-us/
IQVIA. "Leading 20 Therapy Areas in The United States in 2020, by Number of Prescriptions* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315467/prescriptions-by-selected-therapy-area-in-the-us/
IQVIA, Leading 20 therapy areas in the United States in 2020, by number of prescriptions* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315467/prescriptions-by-selected-therapy-area-in-the-us/ (last visited May 27, 2022)
