This statistic shows selected characteristics of prescribed drugs widely used by older Americans, as of 2017. Based on the number of prescriptions, generic drugs made up almost 80 percent of all prescriptions written for older Americans, while they generated only around 21 percent in terms of drug costs.
Select characteristics of prescribed drugs widely used by older Americans as of 2017*
* Retail price data reflect the total price for a specific prescription that a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) bills to a specific health plan for consumers enrolled in employer-sponsored or government-sponsored (i.e., Medicare or Medicaid) health plans and not simply the out-of-pocket cost (such as the copay) that a consumer would pay at the pharmacy. These amounts may or may not reflect what the PBM paid the pharmacy or the usual and customary price that a pharmacy would charge a cash-pay consumer for the same prescription. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
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AARP. (September 23, 2019). Select characteristics of prescribed drugs widely used by older Americans as of 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791809/rx-drugs-characteristics-of-drugs-used-by-older-americans/
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AARP. (2019). Select characteristics of prescribed drugs widely used by older Americans as of 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791809/rx-drugs-characteristics-of-drugs-used-by-older-americans/
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