Therapeutic Drug Use (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Percent of persons using at least one prescription drug in the past month: 45 (1999-2002) Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 96 Physician office visits Number of drugs ordered or provided: 1.8 billion Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 70.6 Average number of drugs ordered or provided per visit: 2.1 Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: Analgesics Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary, Tables 22, 23 Hospital outpatient department visits Number of drugs ordered or provided: 247.7 million Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 75 Number of drugs ordered or provided per visit: 3.2 Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: analgesics Hospital emergency department visits Number of drugs ordered or provided: 212.1 million Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 91.3 Number of drugs ordered or provided per visit: 1.8 Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: analgesics More Data Selected prescription and nonprescription drugs recorded during physician office and hospital outpatient department visits by age and sex: 1995-96 and 2003-05 Source: Health, United States, 2007, Table 95
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