Thursday, November 12, 2015

According to a recent study:


  •  In 1999-2000, about 51% of US adults reported using any prescription drugs
  •  In 2011-2012, 59% of US adults reported using any prescription drugs
  • In 1999-2000, about 8.2% of US adults reported using 5 or more prescription drugs
  • In 2011-2012, 15% of US adults reported using 5 or more prescription drugs

Source: "Trends in Prescription Drug Use Among Adults in the United States From 1999-2012," the Journal of the American Medical Association, November 3, 2015, http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2467552

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