Statistics

"The percentage of the population taking at least one prescription drug during the past 30 days increased from 38% in 1988–1994 to 49% in 2007–2010." CDC/National Center for Health Statistics, 2012

"In the United States, spending for prescription drugs was $259 billion in 2010, accounting for 12% of personal health care expenditures." CDC/National Center for Health Statistics, 2012

"In 2011, 11% of people between ages 18 and 64 were unable to receive needed prescription drugs due to cost." CDC/National Center for Health Statistics, 2012

"Americans filled an estimated 3.8 billion retail prescriptions in 2011 — about 12 per person in the United States, on average." Kaiser Family Foundation, 2012

"More than six in ten Americans take a prescription drug in any given year — including 90 percent of all seniors." Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2010

"The average American spent $898 in Rx last year." CBS News, 2013