In 2019, 35 percent of Americans that currently take 4 or more prescription drugs find it difficult to afford even more prescription medicine. The statistic illustrates the share of Americans with respect to the ease of affording new prescription drugs in 2019, by the number of prescription drugs currently taken.
Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug
Characteristic
Among those taking 1-3 prescription drugs
Among those taking 4 or more prescription drugs
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (December 4, 2019). Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug." Chart. December 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2019). Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Share of American Prescription Drug Users as of 2019, by Affordability of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of American prescription drug users as of 2019, by affordability of drug [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, December 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079025/share-of-us-rx-drug-users-by-affordability-of-drug/