From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Get Smart About Drugs website:
“Mark your calendars! The next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 30, 2022, from 10am-2pm at locations nationwide.
“This event, which happens twice a year, is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country.
“The October 2021 Take Back Day brought in744,082 lbs. (372 Tons) of medication. Get more details about the most recent Take Back Day numbers.
“This brings the total amount of prescription drugs collected by DEA since the fall of 2010 to more than 15.2 million pounds of medication.”
Source: 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates.
Note: The table above from <data.census.gov> is cropped and highlighted to show Pharmacists. Click on the table for more than 560 rows of occupations including pharmacy technicians (248,368), pharmacy aides (24,380), substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors (88,750), and mental health and substance abuse social workers (15,840).
Source: 2022 Quarterly Services Survey (QSS).
Source: 1992-2022 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey.
Source: 1992-2022 Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Report.
Source: 1992-2022 Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS).
Source: 2000-2022 Quarterly Financial Report (QFR).
From Foreign Trade > U.S. International Trade Data:
After you create an account, select options for Harmonized System (HS) or HS, select Exports or Imports, type DRUG or PHARMACEUTICAL in the Commodity search box, then select options for geography and time. Select Report for data. More information can be found in the Quick Start Guide.
Source: 2020 Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS).
Source: 2020 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM).
Source: 2019 County Business Patterns (CBP).
Source: 2013 and 2015 to 2019 Service Annual Survey (SAS). Each table below shows at least one of these 3 Codes:
Source: 2018 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).