The phrase "average number of prescriptions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statistical data related to the quantity of prescriptions issued, often in a medical or pharmaceutical context.
Example: "The study found that the average number of prescriptions per patient increased over the last year."
Alternatives: "mean number of prescriptions" or "typical number of prescriptions".
After the attacks, the average number of prescriptions climbed by about 2,000.
Half of adults take prescription drugs, and the average number of prescriptions they take is 4.5.
The average number of prescriptions filled for each person in the program now exceeds 3.5 a month, up from 2.5 in 1997 and just 2 in 1987.
According to Families USA, a consumer advocacy group, the average number of prescriptions per elderly person, including refills, was 28.5 a year in 2000, up from 19.6 in 1992.
The average number of prescriptions per capita per month in Norwegian municipalities between January 2008 and March 2013 was 0.08.
The average number of prescriptions billed monthly per patient was 32±2, with an average cost of €452.7±27.5.
17.1 Average number of prescription items dispensed to every man, woman and child in England in 2009, compared with 10.8 in 1999.
The number of users and average number of prescription drugs used increased over the 3 years, and was best predicted by extent of prior drug use, older age, white race, poorer health, and number of health care visits.
More patients in the study group who were referred to a chiropractor were prescribed medications but the overall average number of prescription medications was about the same as in the non-referred group.
There was a significant association between pain severity and average number of prescription medications used in the previous 6 months (P<0.0001), and there was an association between pain severity and the average number of nonprescription medications used in the past 4 weeks (P=0.0022, Table 4).
Considerable differences existed between the average numbers of prescriptions for the three BMI-categories, although there were some differences between men and women and for different age categories.
