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Almost half of Americans use at least one prescription drug.
2004 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- America's medicine cabinets are more crowded than ever, with almost half of all people taking at least one prescription medicine and one in six taking three or more medications, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) annual checkup on Americans' health.
"Americans are taking medicines that lower cholesterol and reduce the threat of heart disease, that help lift people out of debilitating depressions, and that keep diabetes in check," said HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson.
The report, Health, United States 2004 presents the latest health data collected by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics and dozens of other federal health agencies, academic and professional health associations, and international health organizations.
The latest report shows continued improvements in Americans' health, with life expectancy at birth up to 77.3 years in 2002, a record, and deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke - the nation's three leading killers - all down 1-3%.
Prescription drug use is rising among people of all ages, and use increases with age. Five out of six people 65 and older are taking at least one medication and almost half the elderly take three or more.
Adult use of antidepressants almost tripled between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000. Ten percent of women 18 and older and 4% of men now take antidepressants. Prescriptions for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, blood glucose/sugar regulators and cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, in particular, increased notably between 1996 and 2002.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found a 13% increase between 1988-1994 and 1999-2000 in the proportion of Americans taking at least one drug and a 40% jump in the proportion taking three or more medicines. Forty-four percent reported taking at least one drug in the past month and 17% were taking three or more in the 2000 survey.
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