Physician Visits - $7,459,744,000 (9.7%)
Additional Prescriptions - $1,933,121,000 (2.5%)
Emergency Room Visits - $5,320,723,000 (7%)
Hospital Admissions - $47,445,477,000 (62%)
Long-Term Care Admissions - $14,398,644,000 (18.8%)
With a price tag of $76 billion annually on prescription drug-related morbidity and mortality, it's hardly surprising that the U.S.
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SOURCE: Johnson JA, Bootman JL. Drug-related morbidity and mortality. Arch Intern Med. 1995;155:1949-1956.
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