This statistic depicts the total number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances (like opioids) in the United States, based on data of the country's largest e-prescribing operator Surescripts, from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, the total number of filed electronic prescriptions for controlled substances reached around 303 million.
Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023
(in millions)
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Surescripts. (March 29, 2024). Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/
Surescripts. "Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. March 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/
Surescripts. (2024). Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/
Surescripts. "Number of E-prescriptions for Controlled Substances in The United States from 2013 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/
Surescripts, Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of e-prescriptions for controlled substances in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Surescripts, March 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864367/number-of-us-e-prescriptions-for-controlled-substances/
