Fact Based List:

Generic Prescription Percent of Retail Drug Sales by Year

  1. 2008 - 64.5%
  2. 2007 - 58.2%
  3. 2006 - 53.2%
  4. 2005 - 51.3%
  5. 2004 - 47.5%
  6. 2003 - 45.0%
  7. 2002 - 42.1%
  8. 2000 - 42.4%
  9. 1995 - 40.2%

Source: The 2010 Statistical Abstract, U.S. Census Bureau
Source URL: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/health_nutrition...