This statistic shows the percentage of the total U.S. population using at least three prescription drugs within the past month (30 days) in selected time intervals between 1988 and 2018. In the 2015-2018 period, 21.3 percent of the U.S. population had three or more prescriptions within 30 days.
Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Total U.S. Population with 3 or More Prescriptions within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of total U.S. population with 3 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/492262/us-population-with-3-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month/
