Study of Prescription Drug Use in the United States

The use of prescription drugs is a major expense for treatment of most legacy and chronic claims. In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the authors describe an increase in overall use from 1999-2012.

The authors studied data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to determine prescription drug use from 1999-2000 to 2011-2012. The results indicate an increase in overall use of prescription drugs among US adults between 1999-2000 and 2011-2012 of 8%, with the use of 5 or more prescription drugs increasing 6.6%.

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By Robert J. Blackburn, Managing Principal, Blackburn Group, Inc., contact him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..