This statistic displays the cost savings in the United States associated with using generic nervous system pharmaceuticals from 2004 to 2013. In 2004, over 24.2 billion U.S. dollars were saved due to generic medication in the nervous system therapy area. Over the last decade, 1.46 trillion U.S. dollars were saved through the use of generic pharmaceuticals in the United States.
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Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013
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GPhA, & IMS Health. (October 30, 2014). Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/
GPhA, und IMS Health. "Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/
GPhA, IMS Health. (2014). Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/
GPhA, and IMS Health. "Cost Savings through Nervous System Generic Medicine in The United States from 2004 to 2013 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/
GPhA & IMS Health, Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
Cost savings through nervous system generic medicine in the United States from 2004 to 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], GPhA, & IMS Health, October 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373170/use-of-generic-nervous-system-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us/
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