Avoidable U.S. healthcare costs due to antiobiotics misuse by settings 2012
This statistic displays the estimated avoidable healthcare costs due to antiobiotics misuse in the United States in 2012, by settings of care. In that year, prescription misuse may have created a total of 1 billion U.S. dollars in avoidable costs. Total avoidable antiobiotics misuse healthcare costs may reach 35.1 billion U.S. dollars annually. Expected increase in insurance coverage, chronic diseases, and an aging population may place further stresses on the need for proper medication use to prevent avoidable healthcare costs.