- The National Institute of Medicine has provided evidence that as much as 50% of U.S. healthcare expenditures are unnecessary.
- A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine revealed that Americans only receive proper healthcare 55% of the time.
- Up to 50% of all prescriptions dispensed annually are taken incorrectly by patients.
- Approximately 28% (more than 8.0 million) of all hospital admissions are attributed to drug-induced problems, most of which are preventable.
- Approximately 120 million physician office visits per year (17% of all physician office visits) are due to drug-induced problems.
....and there is more to this story.