Total and per capita change in U.S. prescriptions 2004-2013
This statistic shows the nominal and per capita dispensed prescription growth between 2004 and 2013 in the United States. In 2006, the implementation of Medicare part D generated a 4.5 percent nominal increase in prescriptions and 3.5 percent growth in per capita prescriptions. Prescription demand is slowly increasing again after the economic crisis in 2009 to 2011.