In 2012, there were over 255 million prescriptions filled for opioids among patients in the United States. By the year 2023, this number had dropped to around 125 million prescriptions. In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, prescriptions of opioids have decreased recently. This statistic depicts the annual number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023.
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023
"Source for all dispensing data: IQVIA Xponent 2019–2023. IQVIA Xponent is based on a sample of approximately 54,600 retail (non-hospital) pharmacies, which dispense nearly 94% of all retail prescriptions in the United States. For this database, a prescription is a new or refill prescription dispensed at a retail pharmacy in the sample and paid for by commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, cash or its equivalent, and other third-party coverage. This database does not include mail order prescriptions."
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CDC. (November 7, 2024). Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/
CDC. "Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/
CDC. (2024). Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/
CDC. "Number of Annual Opioid Prescriptions in The U.S. from 2006 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/
CDC, Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2023 [Graph], CDC, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/
