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Introduction

Also see:

* Medscape reference for Drugs, OTCs & Herbals[8]

Epidemiology

  • 25% of children took at least one prescription drug within 30 days 2007-2010
  • cardiovascular agents were among the most frequently prescribed medications
    • 18% of adults < 65 years of age & 70% of older adults were using at least one cardiovascular drug 2007-2010
  • lipid-lowering agents also ranked high in use, increasing > 6-fold between 1988-1994 & 2007-2010
  • antidepressant use among all adults increased from ~2% between 1988-1994 to 11% between 2007-2010
  • drug poisoning deaths involving opioids more than tripled over the past decade
  • antibiotic prescriptions for cold symptoms declined by ~40% in the past decade

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References

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Press Release. May 14, 2014 Health, United States, 2013 includes special section on prescription drugs. http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0514-prescription-drugs.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 Daniel H for the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Stemming the Escalating Cost of Prescription Drugs: A Position Paper of the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. Published online 29 March 2016 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2506848
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Kesselheim AS, Avorn J, Sarpatwari A The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States. Origins and Prospects for Reform. JAMA. 2016;316(8):858-871. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27552619 <Internet> http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2545691
  4. IMS Institute for Health Informatics. Global Outlook for Medicines Through 2018. http://www.imshealth.com/en/thought-leadership/quintilesims-institute/reports/global-outlook-for-medicines-through-2018
  5. Drug Trend Report Executive Summary | Express Scripts 2016 Drug Trend Report Executive Summary. http://lab.express-scripts.com/lab/drug-trend-report/executive-summary
  6. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine Consumer Access to Affordable Medicines Is a Public Health Imperative, Says New Report; Government Negotiation of Drug Prices, Prevention of 'Pay-for-Delay' Agreements, and Increased Financial Transparency Among Recommendations. News Release Nov 30, 2017 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=24946&_ga=2.246596993.468514992.1512069338-1156717677.1512069338
  7. Frank DS I'm Talking to You-Mab - How to Pronounce the New, Unpronounceable Pharmaceuticals. JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 8, 2018 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29309490 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2666798
  8. 8.0 8.1 Medscape: Drugs, OTCs & Herbals https://reference.medscape.com/drugs
  9. 9.0 9.1 Medscape: Pill Identifier https://reference.medscape.com/pill-identifier