This statistic shows the share of U.S. adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years as of 2016. It was found that 14 percent of respondents said they had experienced a serious side effect from taking prescription drugs in the last five years.
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Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016
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Harvard School of Public Health. (May 11, 2016). Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. "Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016." Chart. May 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. (2016). Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/
Harvard School of Public Health. "Share of Adults Who Experienced a Serious Side Effect as a Result of Taking Prescription Drugs in The Last Five Years in The United States as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/
Harvard School of Public Health, Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Share of adults who experienced a serious side effect as a result of taking prescription drugs in the last five years in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Harvard School of Public Health, May 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640128/adults-experienceing-serious-side-effects-prescription-drug-use-us/
