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most americans take pills daily.
Percent of persons using at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days: 48.6% (2015-2018)
Percent of persons using three or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days: 24% (2015-2018)
Percent of persons using five or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days: 12.8% (2015-2018)
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm
https://www.webmd.com/drug-medication/news/20170803/americans-taking-more-prescription-drugs-than-ever-survey
A new survey finds 55 percent of Americans regularly take a prescription medicine – and they're taking more than ever.
The number of prescriptions filled for American adults and children rose 85 percent between 1997 and 2016, from 2.4 billion to 4.5 billion a year, according to the health research firm Quintile IMS. During that time, the U.S. population rose 21 percent.
https://www.consumerreports.org/prescription-drugs/too-many-meds-americas-love-affair-with-prescription-medication/
Almost 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription medication, and more than half take at least two, according to a new study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic. The most common prescriptions are for antibiotics, antidepressants and opioid painkillers.
One-fifth of Americans are taking five or more prescription drugs, CBS Atlanta reports.
https://drugfree.org/drug-and-alcohol-news/almost-70-percent-of-americans-take-at-least-one-prescription-medication-study-finds/