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Number of opioid prescriptions U.S. 2014-2017
Number of opioid prescriptions U.S. 2014-2017
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017
by Matej Mikulic,
last edited
Sep 5, 2018
This statistic depicts the annual number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017. During 2017, there were around 191 million prescriptions filled for opioids among patients in the United States.
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017
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| Number of prescriptions | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 240,993,021 |
| 2015 | 226,819,924 |
| 2016 | 214,881,622 |
| 2017 | 191,146,822 |
| Number of prescriptions | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 240,993,021 |
| 2015 | 226,819,924 |
| 2016 | 214,881,622 |
| 2017 | 191,146,822 |
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by Matej Mikulic,
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Sep 5, 2018
This statistic depicts the annual number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2014 to 2017. During 2017, there were around 191 million prescriptions filled for opioids among patients in the United States.
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- Figures for the years 2014 to 2016 were taken from the previous year's report.
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- Figures for the years 2014 to 2016 were taken from the previous year's report.
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