Novel medicine prescription patient abandonment rate

Average percentage of first-year prescriptions for newly launched medicines abandoned by patients following payer approval.

Unit Percent Industry Pharmaceuticals

Records
1
Regions
1
Period
2020–2024
Sources
1
Verification 1 verified data points Updated 17 Sep 2026 Last verified 17 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Novel medicine prescription patient abandonment rate

United States, 2020–2024

1 observation
17% United States · 2020–2024 · IQVIA · full record
Source: IQVIA · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

Every record

All records

1 record · 1 region · 2020–2024

Novel medicine prescription patient abandonment rate: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
United States 1 record
2020–2024 17% IQVIA · 31 Dec 2024 actual

Primary documents

Sources

1 document. Each links to the publisher's own copy.

Document Publisher Published Data points
U.S. Medicine Use Trends 2026 IQVIA 1

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