|Slideshows|September 6, 2019

U.S. prescription drug use: 7 things physicians need to know

A slideshow of new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on the use of prescription drugs in the United States.

A new reportÂ from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control shows the extent at which physicians are using prescription drugs to manage the health conditions of U.S. patients.Here’s 7 things physicians should know about this new data:

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