Prescription items dispensed by therapeutic class England 2022

This statistic displays the number of prescription items dispensed in England in 2022, by therapeutic classification. In that year, approximately 226 million items were dispensed for conditions of the central nervous system.

Number of prescription items dispensed in England in 2022, by therapeutic class

Characteristic	Number of items dispensed
Cardiovascular system	340,541,423
Central Nervous system	226,045,907
Endocrine system	124,769,107
Gastro-intestinal system	108,608,577
Respiratory system	74,880,837
Nutrition and blood	64,319,102
Infections	40,951,836
Appliances	34,432,120
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary-tract disorders	32,341,741
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases	30,450,242
Skin	25,712,946
Eye	15,297,101
Immunological products and vaccines	11,855,637
Ear, nose and oropharynx	10,980,171
Stoma appliances	6,930,377
Dressings	5,610,207
Malignant disease and immunosuppression	4,566,296
Incontinence appliances	2,417,855
Anaesthesia	1,599,754
Other drugs and preparations	1,161,894
Preparations used in diagnosis	91

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Release date

June 2023

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

The number of prescription items dispensed. 'Items' is the number of times a product appears on a prescription form. Prescription forms include both paper prescriptions and electronic messages.

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