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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb12/cb12.shtml
April 01, 2001 - Only prescription medicines, not over-the counter medicines, are included. … • The community population purchased a total of 2.1 billion prescriptions, an average of almost … eight prescriptions per person. … drug expense
Percent
62.4%
37.6%
276.4 million people
2.1 billion prescriptions … drug purchases and 41% of total prescription medicine expenses
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st559/stat559.shtml
February 01, 2025 - Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … drugs and two-thirds of the payments for all outpatient prescription opioids. … This includes both refills and original prescriptions, which are
factored into the expense … Expenses
Expenses encompass the total direct payments made by all sources to pharmacies for the prescriptions … Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.shtml
April 01, 2020 - The average annual total and out-of-pocket expense per person for all outpatient prescriptions among … ), oxycodone (26.8 million prescriptions), tramadol (21.6 million prescriptions), codeine (6.1 million … prescriptions), and morphine (4.5 million prescriptions). … Refills, as well as original prescriptions, are included in expense and utilization estimates. … prescription opioids, U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adult population, 2017
Outpatient Prescriptions
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st21/stat21.pdf
January 01, 1997 - Statistical Brief #21: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures: 1997- 2000 … number of prescriptions for persons age 65 and older was more than double
the average number of prescriptions … increased from 1.9 to 2.2 billion prescriptions (Figure 5). … prescribed medicine purchase, the average annual utilization estimates increased
from just over 11 prescriptions … per person in 1997 (11.1 prescriptions) to 12.5 prescriptions in
2000 (Figure 6).
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb16/cb16.pdf
December 31, 2003 - Chartbook #16: Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses in the U.S. … The community population purchased a total of 2.8 billion
prescriptions, an average of almost 10 prescriptions … Outpatient
prescription drug expenses, 1999. … a
disproportionate share of prescription medicines? … Who pays for prescription medicines?
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st79/stat79.pdf
May 01, 2005 - Statistical Brief #79: Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age … In 2002, expenditures for prescription drugs among the
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population … This was a significant
increase from 1996, when prescription drugs expenditures were
$65.2 billion … As overall costs of health care continue to rise, and the cost of
prescription drugs becomes a larger … Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2002.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st282/stat282.shtml
April 01, 2010 - Percentage of Persons Unable to Get or Delayed in Getting Needed Medical Care, Dental Care, or Prescription … percentages than those ages 25-64 held for the subgroup of being unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescriptions … ) to be unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines. … , 2007
Type of care Percentage
Prescription medicines, medical, or dental care 10.0 … Percentage unable to get or delayed in getting needed care by age, 2007
Prescription medicines,
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st107/stat107.pdf
December 01, 2005 - Statistical Brief #107: Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age … In 2003, expenditures for prescription drugs among
the civilian noninstitutionalized population were … This was a significant
increase from 1996, when prescription drugs expenditures were
$65.2 billion … Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2003. … Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Larg
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st168/stat168.pdf
April 01, 2007 - 2
billion prescriptions (1.9 billion)
to approximately 3 billion
prescriptions (2.9 billion). … For those persons with a
prescription medicine purchase
in 1997 and 2004, the average
number of prescriptions … for
persons age 65 and older
increased from 21.9 to 30.8
prescriptions, and the average
number of … prescriptions for
persons under age 65
increased from 8.8 to 12.6
prescriptions. … per person in 1997 (11.1 prescriptions) to 16.0
prescriptions in 2004.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st505/stat505.pdf
November 01, 2017 - Only prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient setting are included in these estimates. … Total outpatient prescription opioid
purchases for adults totaled 152.8
million prescriptions with
Hydrocodone … million
prescriptions, respectively) in
2015. … million prescriptions), Tramadol (26.5 million prescriptions) and Codeine (13.1 million
prescriptions … Refills as well as original prescriptions are
included in expense and utilization estimates.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st505/stat505.shtml
November 01, 2017 - Total outpatient prescription opioid purchases for adults totaled 152.8 million prescriptions with Hydrocodone … (61.7, 33.0, and 26.5 million prescriptions, respectively) in 2015. … ), Oxycodone (33.0 million prescriptions), Tramadol (26.5 million prescriptions) and Codeine (13.1 million … prescriptions). … Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in expense and utilization estimates.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.pdf
February 01, 2011 - Statistical Brief #313: Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic
classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … prescription drug expenses
for adults in 2008 … Two-thirds (67.4 percent) of the adult population had a prescription drug expenditure in 2008. … In terms of average expense per prescription, gastrointestinal agents had the highest average ($133),
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st514/stat514.shtml
August 01, 2018 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #514: Reported Diagnosis and Prescription Utilization Related to Attention Deficit … Trends in diagnosis, prescription utilization, and prescription type are shown for two age groups (5– … Prescription treatment
The analysis is restricted to those prescription records that were … Refills as well as original prescriptions are included in utilization estimates. … Precentage of types of prescription for children with ADHD diagnosis and prescription treatment, by age
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st522/stat522.pdf
May 01, 2019 - Statistical Brief #522: Trends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription … Drug Coverage, 2009 to 2016 MEPS-HCTrends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription … Data on trends in person level prescribed medication expenditures by age
and prescription drug coverage … Only expenditures for prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient setting are
included in these … Prescription medicines administered in an inpatient setting
or in a clinic or physician's office are
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st522/stat522.shtml
May 01, 2019 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #522: Trends in Prescribed Medication Expenditures by Age and Type of Prescription … Among persons purchasing at least one outpatient prescription medication, average out-of-pocket costs … Among persons who obtained at least one outpatient prescription medication, average total prescribed … Only expenditures for prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient setting are included in these … Prescription medicines administered in an inpatient setting or in a clinic or physician's office are
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st535/stat535.shtml
June 01, 2021 - Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Purchasing One or
More Antidepressant or Antipsychotic Prescriptions … Refills as well as original
prescriptions are included in utilization estimates. … Figure 2: Number of people obtaining one or more
prescriptions for antipsychotics, by … Figure 4: Number of people obtaining one or more
prescriptions for antipsychotics, by … Figure 6: Number of people obtaining one or more
prescriptions for antipsychotics, by
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st551/stat551.pdf
September 20, 2023 - The
estimates only include prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient
setting. … Average annual percentage of adults aged 65 and older who
filled outpatient opioid1 prescriptions in … Average annual percentage of adults aged 65 and older who
filled outpatient opioid1 prescriptions in … Average annual percentage of adults aged 65 and older who
filled outpatient opioid1 prescriptions in … Average annual percentage of adults aged 65 and older who
filled outpatient opioid1 prescriptions in
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st538/stat538.shtml
November 01, 2021 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #538: Average Expenditures per Prescription Antidepressant
Fill in the … civilian noninstitutionalized
population purchasing one or more antidepressant prescriptions … Only prescriptions obtained in an outpatient setting (retail and
mail-order prescribed … Expenditures include the total direct payments from all sources to
pharmacies for prescriptions … Refills as
well as original prescriptions are included in expenditure
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st313/stat313.shtml
February 01, 2011 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #313:
Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription … Prescription medicine expenses on metabolic agents accounted for more than one-fifth of total prescription … MEPS uses prescription drugs therapeutic classes as defined by the Multum Lexicon (see Definitions). … Two-thirds (67.4 percent) of the adult population had a prescription drug expenditure in 2008. … In terms of average expense per prescription, gastrointestinal agents had the highest average ($133),
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st529/stat529.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Only prescriptions purchased or obtained in an outpatient
setting (retail and mail-order prescribed … ), oxycodone (26.8 million
prescriptions), tramadol (21.6 million prescriptions), codeine (6.1 million … prescriptions), and morphine (4.5 million prescriptions). … Refills, as well as
original prescriptions, are included in expense and utilization estimates. … prescription opioids, U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adult
population, 2017
Outpatient
Prescriptions