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Total drug prescriptions dispensed in the United States 2009-2016

Total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016 (in millions)

The data displays the total number of medical prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, there were approx. 4.45 billion prescriptions issued all over the U.S. This was a significant increase from 3.99 billion prescriptions dispensed six years earlier.

2009 3953
2010 3990
2011 4014
2012 4154
2013 4235
2014 4325
2015 4368
2016 4453