This statistic depicts the spending on total dispensed prescriptions compared to spending on generic prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation. More than 204 billion U.S. dollars were spent on prescribed oral solids in total of which some 37 billion dollars were spent on generics.
Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Association for Accessible Medicines, & IQVIA. (February 13, 2018). Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, und IQVIA. "Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, IQVIA. (2018). Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines, and IQVIA. "Spending on Dispensed Total Vs. Generics Prescriptions in The U.S. in 2017, by Formulation (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/
Association for Accessible Medicines & IQVIA, Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/ (last visited May 03, 2025)
Spending on dispensed total vs. generics prescriptions in the U.S. in 2017, by formulation (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Association for Accessible Medicines, & IQVIA, February 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869659/spending-on-dispensed-total-vs-generic-prescriptions-us-by-formulation/
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