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What percentage of American adults took a prescription medication in the past year?
70.9% of American adults took a prescription medication in the past year — about 71 in every 100, or 7 in 10. That is the figure published by the National Health Interview Survey for 2025.
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Where this number comes from
- Survey
- National Health Interview Survey
- What it measured
- Respondents were asked if they took prescription medication at any time in the past 12 months.
- Population
- U.S. adults aged 18 and over
- Year
- 2025
- 95% confidence interval
- 70% to 71.7%
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