* Both sexes, age-adjusted. Percent of population with at least one prescription drug in past 30 days.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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Total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within 30 days 1988-2018
This statistic shows the percentage of the total U.S. population using at least one prescription drug in the past month (30 days) in selected time intervals between 1988 and 2018. In the 2015-2018 period, **** percent of the U.S. population used at least one prescription drug within ** days.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*." Chart. March 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Total U.S. Population with Usage of Prescription Drugs within past Month in Periods between 1988 and 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2021, /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of total U.S. population with usage of prescription drugs within past month in periods between 1988 and 2018* [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/492239/us-population-with-usage-of-prescription-drugs-within-one-month/
