This statistic shows the percentage of the total U.S. population using five or more prescription drugs within the past month (30 days) in selected time intervals between 1988 and 2018. In the 2015-2018 period, more than 11 percent of the U.S. population had five or more prescriptions within 30 days.
Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Total U.S. Population with 5 or More Prescriptions within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Percentage of total U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/492282/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
