In 2022, there were almost 1.68 million prescriptions of naloxone dispensed in the United States. Naloxone is used to treat opioid overdose by quickly reversing the effects of opioids, and has been seen by many as one effective way to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. Naloxone is commonly known as Narcan and since 2023 can be bought as an easy to use nasal spray without a prescription in pharmacies and drug stores across the United States. This statistic displays the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022.
Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022
From the source: "IQVIA Xponent is based on a sample of approximately 56,500 retail (non-hospital) pharmacies, which dispense nearly 93% of all retail prescriptions in the United States. For this database, a prescription is a new or refilled prescription dispensed at a retail pharmacy in the sample and paid for by commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, cash or its equivalent, and other third-party coverage. This database does not include mail-order prescriptions. Geographic location is based on the location of the prescriber. Methadone dispensed through methadone treatment programs is not included in the IQVIA Xponent data."
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CDC. (March 19, 2024). Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/
CDC. "Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022." Chart. March 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/
CDC. (2024). Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/
CDC. "Number of Naloxone Prescriptions Dispensed in The United States from 2019 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/
CDC, Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2019 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, March 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471092/number-of-naloxone-prescriptions-dispensed-us/