This statistic shows the number of dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the United States from 2009 to 2021. In 2021, some 79 million (adjusted) prescriptions were dispensed in this area, making this therapeutic area one of the top 20 therapeutic classes in the United States.
Dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the U.S. from 2009 to 2021
(in millions)
* Does not include: anti-ulcerants. Top therapeutic classes by prescriptions. Therapy areas are based on proprietary IQVIA definitions. Includes prescription-bound products including insulins dispensed through chain
and independent pharmacies, food store pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, and long-term care facilities. Excludes OTC products. IQVIA
routinely updates its national audits, which may result in changes to previously reported market size and growth rates. Prescription counts are not adjusted for length of therapy. 90-day and 30-day prescriptions are both counted as one prescription.
This statistic is compiled from multiple years of the same report.
* From 2021, figures are adjusted for length of therapy.
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IQVIA. (April 21, 2022). Dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the U.S. from 2009 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/445694/prescriptions-of-gastrointestinal-products-in-the-us/
IQVIA. "Dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the U.S. from 2009 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445694/prescriptions-of-gastrointestinal-products-in-the-us/
IQVIA. (2022). Dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the U.S. from 2009 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/445694/prescriptions-of-gastrointestinal-products-in-the-us/
IQVIA. "Dispensed Prescriptions for Gastrointestinal Products in The U.S. from 2009 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445694/prescriptions-of-gastrointestinal-products-in-the-us/
IQVIA, Dispensed prescriptions for gastrointestinal products in the U.S. from 2009 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/445694/prescriptions-of-gastrointestinal-products-in-the-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
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