This statistic describes the number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide, as of 2015, per every patient with improvement. For example, for every person heartburn medicine Nexium does help, at the same time it fails to improve the condition for 24 other people taking this drug. The inefficiency of many drugs is one major argument for developing personalized or precision medicines.
Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)*
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Nature. (April 29, 2015). Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/
Nature. "Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)*." Chart. April 29, 2015. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/
Nature. (2015). Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/
Nature. "Number of Patients with No Improvement after Taking Selected Top Selling Drugs Worldwide as of 2015 (per Every Patient with Improvement)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/
Nature, Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Number of patients with no improvement after taking selected top selling drugs worldwide as of 2015 (per every patient with improvement)* [Graph], Nature, April 29, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727313/number-of-patients-without-improvement-after-taking-top-drugs/
