HealthDay News — An estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults younger than 65 years went without the need of medication due to higher drug charges, according to the outcomes of a survey released by West Health/Gallup.

A national sample of adults participated in month-to-month on line surveys: Jan. 25 to 31, 2021 (4,098 respondents) March 15 to 21, 2021 (3,905 respondents) April 19 to 25, 2021 (3,731 respondents) and June 14 to 20, 2021 (4,843 respondents).

The survey revealed that 15.5 million younger adults (&lt65 years) and 2.3 million seniors had been unable to spend for at least 1 physician-prescribed medication in their household. Twice as numerous younger adults reported not filling necessary prescriptions in the prior 3 months versus seniors (8 versus 4 %). The findings by age had been related for skipping tablets to reduce charges (13 versus 6 %). Even adults with chronic situations report difficulty affording prescriptions (diabetes: 12 % chronic obstructive pulmonary illness: 12 % immune-compromised: 15 %), at a price that is almost twice that of Americans all round.

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“Prescription drugs don’t work if you cannot afford them,” Dan Witters, Gallup senior researcher, stated in a statement. “All ages, race and ethnic groups, political parties, and income levels are reporting that they are struggling to afford medications.”

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