This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population using five or more drug prescriptions within the past month (30 days) in selected time intervals between 1988 and 2018, by gender. In the 2015-2018 period, more than 11 percent of the female U.S. population had five or more drug prescriptions within 30 days.
Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*." Chart. March 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with 5 or More Prescriptions within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. population with 5 or more prescriptions within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018, by gender* [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/492275/us-population-with-5-or-more-prescriptions-within-one-month-by-gender/
