This statistic shows the percentage of patients that abandon their medication as of 2017, by final out-of-pocket cost. According to the data, among patients that must pay $250.01 U.S. dollars or more for their medication 69 percent of them abandon the treatment. Generally, the higher cost sharing is patients are more likely to abandon their new medicines.
Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost*
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PhRMA. (December 15, 2020). Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/
PhRMA. "Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost*." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/
PhRMA. (2020). Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/
PhRMA. "Percentage of U.S. Patients That Abandon Their Medications as of 2017, by Out-of-pocket Cost*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/
PhRMA, Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. patients that abandon their medications as of 2017, by out-of-pocket cost* [Graph], PhRMA, December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886628/medication-abandonment-out-of-pocket-cost-us/
