SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT MEDICINE

SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT MEDICINE Medicines can turn around people's lives, helping them recover from illness. MORE than 1.5 million Americans are hurt each year by preventable medicine errors MORE 700%o of the world's population relles on medicines as their primary form of health care THAN ABOUT 60% of people who use medicines do not tell their medical doctor Americans spend an estimated $500 million each year on allergy treatments Usage of Medicines Percentage of Usage by Age 100 There are more than 126 million tablet users in the world MEN 80 60 40 43.2% 20 WOMEN 53.5% 0-11 12-19 20-59 60 and over CHILDREN 20% Age in years Percentage