Total medicine usage

By the end of the decade, total usage is expected to approach 4 trillion defined daily doses, significantly expanding patient use of medicines globally.

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IQVIA Institute. (2030). Global Medicine Use Trends 2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMC

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MLA

IQVIA Institute. "Global Medicine Use Trends 2026." 2030, https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMC.

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Chicago

IQVIA Institute. "Global Medicine Use Trends 2026." 2030. https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMC.

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BibTeX

@misc{iqvia2030medicinekt7nmc, author = {{IQVIA Institute}}, title = {Global Medicine Use Trends 2026}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCF5037JCNPDKKT7NMC}, note = {Original source: https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports-and-publications/reports/global-medicine-use-trends-2026. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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