Prescription drug use surged last year — but IQVIA doesn't expect that to last

Prescription drug use reached record heights last year — but don’t expect that surge to continue, according to the latest report from the numbers gurus at IQVIA.

Americans used a record-high 194 billion daily doses of prescription medicines last year, as the rate of new prescriptions for both chronic and acute care recovered from 2020’s pandemic slowdown. However, IQVIA predicts both use and spending on drugs will slow to match pre-pandemic levels by 2023.