This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by gender. U.S. adults were asked if they had the impression that they were prescribed a drug that they did not need. In total, 4 percent of female and 7 percent of male respondents indicated that they felt they were always prescribed a drug that they did not need.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by gender*." Chart. February 10, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by gender*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Were under The Impression They Were Prescribed a Drug They Did Not Really Need as of 2017, by Gender*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Feb 2017, /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by gender* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by gender* [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/695312/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-gender/
