Prescription per capita in the United States by age group 2013

The average number of prescriptions per capita in the U.S. was, on average, 12.2 per capita in 2013. Trends indicate that the number of prescriptions per capita increases with age. Those aged 65-79 years utilize, on average 27.3 prescriptions per year. The number of prescriptions filled in the U.S. has increased in recent years.Prescription drugs in the U.S. It is expected that there will be 4.57 billion prescriptions filled annually by the year 2024. The total percentage of the U.S. population that had used prescription drugs in the past 30 days was about 47 percent as of 2014. The top therapeutic area in the U.S. in 2016 was represented through antihypertensive drugs, followed by pain management drugs. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry Residents in the U.S. pay some of the highest pharmaceutical per capita costs worldwide. One consequence of high pharmaceutical costs in the U.S. is a booming pharmaceutical industry. The U.S. pharmaceutical industry, which is responsible for the production and development of prescription drugs, in the U.S. has grown significantly in recent years. Domestic revenue from U.S. pharmaceutical companies was about 225 billion U.S. dollars in 2017.

2013年，美国人均处方药数量平均为12.2份。趋势表明，人均处方药数量随年龄增长而增加。65至79岁的群体平均每年使用27.3份处方药。近年来，美国处方药的填充数量有所上升。预计到2024年，每年将有约45.7亿份处方药被填充。截至2014年，美国大约有47%的人口在过去30天内使用过处方药。2016年，美国最大的治疗领域由抗高血压药物代表，紧随其后的是疼痛管理药物。美国制药行业，负责生产和发展处方药，近年来发展显著。2017年，美国制药公司的国内收入约为2250亿美元。