According to a survey conducted in September-October 2021, around 15 percent of adults aged 18 years and older in the United States stated that they had to cut their prescription pills in half or completely skip their doses at least once in the past year due to costs. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs.
Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 5, 2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021." Chart. April 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2022). Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Have Not Taken Their Medicine as Prescribed Due to Costs as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who have not taken their medicine as prescribed due to costs as of 2021 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1309742/adults-not-taking-rx-drug-due-to-cost/
