In 2004, metformin was prescribed over 40 million times. In 2020 and 2021, the annual number of prescriptions had more than doubled and exceeded more than 90 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 2022, in millions.
Number of metformin prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022
(in millions)
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ClinCalc. (August 31, 2024). Number of metformin prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780332/metformin-hydrochloride-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ClinCalc. "Number of metformin prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780332/metformin-hydrochloride-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ClinCalc. (2024). Number of metformin prescriptions in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780332/metformin-hydrochloride-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
ClinCalc. "Number of Metformin Prescriptions in The U.S. from 2004 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/780332/metformin-hydrochloride-prescriptions-number-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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