Bupropion to quit smoking in England 2020

This statistic displays the number of prescription items of bupropion (Zyban) prescribed to help people quit smoking in England from 2000/01 to 2019/20. In 2000/01 the number of prescription items of bupropion prescribed amounted to 367 thousand, this was the largest number of prescriptions during the sixteen year period. By 2019/20, the number of prescriptions of bupropion had decreased to 27 thousand.

Number of prescription items of bupropion (Zyban) to quit smoking in England from 2000 to 2020 (in 1,000)

Characteristic	Number of prescriptions
2000/01	367
2001/02	189
2002/03	124
2003/04	118
2004/05	136
2005/06	129
2006/07	119
2007/08	107
2008/09	58
2009/10	47
2010/11	36
2011/12	30
2012/13	26
2013/14	22
2014/15	21
2015/16	21
2016/17	22
2017/18	23
2018/19	24
2019/20	27

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The source provides the following information:
- this information was obtained from the Prescribing Analysis and CosT (PACT) system, which covers prescriptions prescribed by GPs, nurses, pharmacists and others in England and dispensed in the community in the UK.
- prescriptions written in England but dispensed outside England are included.

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