This statistic shows physicians' views on the duration of providing free prescriptions for long-term-ill patients, according to a survey conducted on July 03, 2017. On that date, 65 percent of the survey respondents stated that long-term-ill patients should be provided free prescriptions as long as they are ill.
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SERMO. (July 3, 2017). How long should long-term-ill patients receive free prescriptions? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829956/duration-of-free-prescriptions-for-long-term-ill-patients-worldwide-physicians-view/
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