70% of Americans on Prescription Drugs

200413292-001A new study has uncovered record numbers of Americans on prescription drugs with nearly three-quarters of the population taking at least one drug at any given time.

According to a press release from the Mayo Clinic’s Olmsted Medical Center,  researchers found that 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two. Twenty percent of patients are on five or more prescription medications, according to the findings these people also need help with prescriptions.

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