This statistic depicts the generics share of total spending on prescription drugs in 2012 and 2017 in the U.S., by formulation. Among drugs categorized as oral solids by formulation, generics accounted for 18.3 percent of spending in 2017 and 20.8 percent of spending in 2012.
Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017
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Association for Accessible Medicines, & IQVIA. (February 13, 2018). Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, und IQVIA. "Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017." Chart. February 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, IQVIA. (2018). Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, and IQVIA. "Generics Share of Total Prescription Drugs Spending in The U.S. by Formulation in 2012 and 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines & IQVIA, Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/ (last visited April 23, 2025)
Generics share of total prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by formulation in 2012 and 2017 [Graph], Association for Accessible Medicines, & IQVIA, February 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869673/generics-share-of-prescription-spending-us-by-formulation/
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