Number of metformin prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2020
In 2004, metformin was prescribed over 40 million times. In 2020, the number of prescriptions had more than doubled to more than 92 million prescriptions. Metformin is primarily used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This statistic shows the total annual number of metformin hydrochloride prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020, in millions.
