Not taking medication as prescribed drug costs reduction by age U.S. 2013

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This statistic displays the distribution of adults in the United States who did not take medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs within the last 12 months, as of 2013, by age group. Some 6.5 percent of adults 65 years of age and over delayed filling a prescription.

Percentage of U.S. adults not taking medication as prescribed to reduce prescription drug costs in 2013, by age group*

Age group	18 years and over	18 to 64 years	64 years and over
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Release date

January 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013

Number of respondents

35,000 households

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* In the last 12 months.
"Did not take medication as prescribed" is a composite measure that includes adults who "skipped medication doses", "took less medicine", or "delayed filling a prescription". A person may use more than one strategy to reduce prescription drug costs.

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