Medications

83% of parents believe the last medicine prescribed for their child was FDA-approved, although less than 30% of medicines are FDA-approved for use in children. 77% of parents would like their child’s doctor to prescribe only medicines that are approved by the FDA for use in children. 

25% of all adults have used discount generic prescription drug programs; more than two-thirds of these adults have private insurance or Medicare. 18% of parents have used discount generic drug programs for their children; over one-half of these children have private insurance.