Therapeutic Drug Use (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Percent of persons with at least 1 prescription drug in the past month: 43 (1999-2000) Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Physician office visits Percent of persons with at least 1 prescription 26.9 (2002) Number of drugs ordered or provided: 1.3 billion (2002) Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 64.8 (2002) Number of drugs ordered or provided per drug visit: 1.5 (2002) Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (2002) Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary Hospital outpatient department visits Number of drugs ordered or provided: 139 million (2002) Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 65 (2002) Number of drugs ordered or provided per drug visit: 2.5 (2002) Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (2002) Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary Hospital emergency department visits Number of drugs ordered or provided: 196 million (2002) Percent of visits involving drug therapy: 76 (2002) Number of drugs ordered or provided per drug visit: 2.3 (2002) Most frequently prescribed therapeutic class: drugs used for relief of pain (2002) Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Emergency Department Summary More Data Number and percent distribution of drug mentions by therapeutic classification, according to ambulatory care setting (1997) Ambulatory Health Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments and Emergency Departments, table 16 Related Links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
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