Here are some alarming pharmacy facts-
-Drug over dose deaths in 2020 in the US- 93,331
-Drug overdose deaths in 2022 in the US - 107,941
-13.2% of Americans take an anti depressant
-$576.9 Billion spent a year on medications in America
-41% of Americans have been involved 1st or 2nd hand with medication error
-1 out of 8 pharmacies have closed since 2009
-13,232,000 prescriptions filled today in the US
-18 Million people have abused prescription meds at least once
-Hemegenix is 3.5 million a dose
-Skysona is 3 million a dose
-In the last 12 months 22.9% of Americans experienced “Medication Insecurity”
-Pharmacies are paid less now then in 2009
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