Shares include the number of prescriptions filled by retail and mail-order pharmacies to more accurately reflect the state of industry progress and were calculated using data from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
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Rate of e-prescribing in the United States 2017-2021
This statistic depicts the rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021, based on data of the country's largest e-prescribing operator Surescripts. In 2021, 94 percent of all prescriptions filled were e-prescriptions.
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Surescripts. (March 15, 2022). Rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/
Surescripts. "Rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021." Chart. March 15, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/
Surescripts. (2022). Rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/
Surescripts. "Rate of Electronic Prescriptions in The United States from 2017 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 15 Mar 2022, /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/
Surescripts, Rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Rate of electronic prescriptions in the United States from 2017 to 2021 [Graph], Surescripts, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/864380/share-of-us-e-prescriptions/