In 2012, there were over 255 million prescriptions filled for opioids among patients in the United States. By the year 2022, this number had dropped to around 132 million prescriptions. In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, prescriptions of opioids have decreased in recent years. This statistic depicts the annual number of opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022.
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022
"Source for all dispensing data: IQVIA Xponent 2006–2020. IQVIA Xponent is based on a sample of approximately 50,400 retail (non-hospital) pharmacies, which dispense nearly 92% of all retail prescriptions in the United States. For this database, a prescription is a new or refill prescription dispensed at a retail pharmacy in the sample and paid for by commercial insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, cash or its equivalent, and other third-party coverage. This database does not include mail order prescriptions."
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CDC. (December 11, 2023). Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc
CDC. "Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022." Chart. December 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc
CDC. (2023). Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc
CDC. "Number of Annual Opioid Prescriptions in The U.S. from 2006 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc
CDC, Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc (last visited July 08, 2024)
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753149/total-number-of-opioid-rx-prescriptions-in-us/?session=b3a2f38615bbd7fe5f816d4f963ddcbc
