Original question: "Have you ever had the impression you were prescribed a more expensive drug even though there was a cheaper one with the same effect?"
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US adults believing they were given a more expensive version of a drug by age 2017
This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by age. U.S. adults were asked if they believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of a drug even though a cheaper one was available that had the same effect. In total, 11 percent of respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 years and 15 percent of respondents between the ages of 30 and 44 years believed they were always given a more expensive version of a drug.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by age." Chart. February 10, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Believe They Were Prescribed a More Expensive Version of Drug as of 2017, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Feb 2017, /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults that believe they were prescribed a more expensive version of drug as of 2017, by age [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/696332/us-adults-that-believe-they-were-prescribed-a-more-expensive-drug-by-age/
