C21 · Pharmaceuticals · United States
Patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase
United States: 6 billion USD in 2025.
- 6 billion USD Latest · United States · 2025
- Annual Release cadence
- 1 Record · 1 region · 2025
Verified 17 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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Patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase
United States, 2025
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1 record · 1 region · 2025. Each period links to its record: the value, its source evidence and original document.
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Annual absolute increase in aggregate patient out-of-pocket spending on prescription medicines.
- Measure
- One slice of Medicine spending ( form: growth, segment: out of pocket ) . Total expenditure on pharmaceutical products and therapies. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Medicine Use Trends 2026 | IQVIA | — | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase?
United States: 6 billion USD in 2025.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase [Data set]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/patient-out-of-pocket-medicine-cost-increase
"Patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/patient-out-of-pocket-medicine-cost-increase. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Patient out-of-pocket medicine cost increase." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/patient-out-of-pocket-medicine-cost-increase.
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