This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within the past month between 1988 and 2018. In the period 2015-2018, **** percent of the population under 18 years used prescription drugs.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age." Chart. March 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of U.S. Population with Usage of Prescription Drugs within past Month between 1988 and 2018, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2021, /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month between 1988 and 2018, by age [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/184442/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-by-age/
