This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they feel that they had been prescribed a drug that they did not need. In total, 5 percent of respondents stated that they felt their GP prescribed a drug that they did not really need.
Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/
Statista Survey. "Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/
Statista Survey. (2017). Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/
Statista Survey. "Have You Ever Had The Impression You Were Prescribed a Drug You Did Not Really Need?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/
Statista Survey, Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a drug you did not really need? [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694508/us-adults-that-believe-they-are-receiving-unnecessary-rx/
