Retail prescription drug spending (US)
US spending on prescription drugs bought in retail outlets (community pharmacies, mail order and other retail), from all sources of funds, in USD million. Drugs given in hospitals, nursing homes and doctors' offices are counted with those services.
Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.
Key facts
- Retail prescription drug spending (US) in the United States was $466.97 billion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
Places with data
Countries
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest retail prescription drug spending (US)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"prescription_drug_expenditure_usd","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=prescription_drug_expenditure_usd&level=country