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. 2021 Mar 16;23(3):e23662. doi: 10.2196/23662

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©Lin-Ya Yang, Jennifer G Lyons, Steven R Erickson, Chung-Hsuen Wu. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 16.03.2021.

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Trends in web-based prescription-filling behavior among US adults from 2009 to 2018. The prevalence of online prescription fill among adults in the US was found to significantly increase from 2009 (N=13,319,877) to 2018 (N=28,308,262; P<.01). The National Health Interview Survey did not release the data related to online prescription fill in the 2010 survey.