Hello dho1115,
Below you will find the results of my research for medications and
office visits statistics.
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1) How much money was spent, total, last year (2003), on
prescription medications?
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The market for retail pharmacy prescription sales in 2003 totaled
US$203.1 billion up 11.2% from US$182.7 billion in 2002 filling over
3.22 billion prescriptions and accounting for an estimated 10% of
total US health.
Business Briefings http://bbriefings.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?NID=972&CID=5&CFID=2914149&CFTOKEN=80907641
2003 total retail Rx sales $203.1 Billion, up 11.2% from $182.7 Billion in 2002
Source: National Association of Chain Drugstores
http://www.nacds.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=507#rx
Pie charts and statistics
http://www.nacds.org/user-assets/PDF_files/2003results.PDF
A SNAPSHOT OF 2003 Rx MARKET
http://www.drugtopics.com/be_core/content/journals/d/data/2004/0405/dx200304a.html
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2) How much total was spent on OTC medications?
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"Americans spend almost $35 billion annually on OTC remedies.?
The Over-the-Counter Time Bomb: September 12, 2003
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:WqQoclLXO6gJ:www.smartmoney.com/consumer/index.cfm%3Fstory%3D20030911+Americans+spend++billion++over+the+counter+medications&hl=en
In 2001 the OTC market in the US was worth $28 billion.
http://www.the-infoshop.com/study/kt12523_otc.html
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3) How much the average American spends on prescription
medications?
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The average American spends $335.36 per person on prescription drugs.
?In New York State, consumer spending on prescription drugs is
increasing at a more rapid rate compared to the nation as a whole. The
average New Yorker spends $371.81 on prescription drugs where as the
average American spends $335.36 per person.
New York State AFL-CIO.?
New York State AFL-CIO Task Force on Prescription Drugs
http://www.nysaflcio.org/president_home.htm
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average American
spends 1 percent of his income on prescription drugs
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2185/is_5_12/ai_76488227
The average American spends 59 cents a day on prescription drugs
Source: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
http://www.phrma.org/publications/publications/brochure/leading/lead9.cfm
Consumer Expenditure Survey 2002
Average annual expenditures
Americans spend about $487 on drugs a year.
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2002/age.txt
Consumer Expenditure Survey 2001
Average annual expenditures
Americans spend about $449 on drugs a year.
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2001/age.txt
?The average American household spends roughly $185 on OTC medicines per year?.
U.S. Congress: March 29, 2004
http://www.house.gov/fossella/pr32904.htm
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4) How much money was spent, total on doctor's visits.
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According to a survey released on August 26, 2004, by the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans made an estimated 890
million visits to the doctor in 2002, a 1 percent increase from the
previous year.
CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/08/27/health.doctors.reut/
Aug. 27, 2004
?Americans made an estimated 890 million visits to office-based
doctors in 2002, a 17% increase since 1992.?
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/93/102306.htm?z=1728_00000_1000_nb_02
Aug. 26, 2004
?Americans made an estimated 890 million visits to the doctor in 2002,
a 1 percent increase from the previous year, according to a survey
released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5831277/
?The average emergency-room visit costs $383, while the average doctor
visit costs $60, according to John Maginnis, spokesperson for Blue
Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.?
Non-emergency use of ER increases costs: July 25. 2004
http://www.houmatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040725/BUSINESS03/407250307/1108/business0301
The average doctor visit costs $60
http://www.healthnowny.com/hnny_dspy.php?file=hnny_lett_hhmo_dollars.html
Using the above figures, an estimated $53,400,000,000 was spent on doctors visits.
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5) How much the average person spends each year on
doctor's visits?
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Consumer Expenditure Survey 2002
Average annual expenditures
Medical services......................... $590
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2002/age.txt
Consumer Expenditure Survey 2001
Average annual expenditures
Medical services......................... $573
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2001/age.txt
?Each year, a family spends $2,000 on doctor visits and other
qualified medical expenses.?
Yahoo Finance: August 2004
http://biz.yahoo.com/ts/040826/10179814_5.html
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I hope you find this information useful!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
