This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they ever had the impression of being prescribed a drug they did not really need. In total, 34 percent of respondents stated that this happened rarely.
Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. (2017). Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey. "Have You Ever Had The Impression You Were Prescribed a Drug You Did Not Really Need?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Statista Survey, Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 25, 2025)
Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/675074/us-adults-impression-of-being-prescribed-not-needed-drug/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
