In 2022, around 90 percent of the prescription drug units sold in the United States were unbranded generics. However, the brand-name originator prescription drugs generated 87 percent of total revenue, these only represented seven percent of the units sold. Unbranded generic prescription drugs represented the majority of sold drugs in all OECD countries combined, accounting for more than half of all the units sold.
Distribution of the sales volume of branded and unbranded prescription drugs in the U.S. and the OECD countries in 2022
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RAND Corporation. (February 1, 2024). Distribution of the sales volume of branded and unbranded prescription drugs in the U.S. and the OECD countries in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496729/sales-volume-distribution-branded-unbranded-prescription-drug-united-states-vs-oecd/
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