In England in the financial year 2022/23, around 3.1 million items of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items were dispensed in the least deprived quintile. On the other hand, over 1.2 million HRT items were dispensed in the most deprived quintile in England, suggesting their is a large disparity in those receiving medication for their menopause symptoms based on deprivation levels.
Number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items dispensed in England in 2022/23, by deprivation quintile
HRT items come under the following two British National Formulary (BNF) paragraphs:
6.4.1 - Female sex hormones
7.2.1 - Preparations for vaginal and vulval changes.
Deprivation quintiles based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles.
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NHSBSA. (October 26, 2023). Number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items dispensed in England in 2022/23, by deprivation quintile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364539/hrt-prescription-items-dispensed-in-england-2022-by-deprivation-level/
NHSBSA. "Number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items dispensed in England in 2022/23, by deprivation quintile." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364539/hrt-prescription-items-dispensed-in-england-2022-by-deprivation-level/
NHSBSA. (2023). Number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items dispensed in England in 2022/23, by deprivation quintile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364539/hrt-prescription-items-dispensed-in-england-2022-by-deprivation-level/
NHSBSA. "Number of Hormone Replacement Therapy (Hrt) Prescription Items Dispensed in England in 2022/23, by Deprivation Quintile." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364539/hrt-prescription-items-dispensed-in-england-2022-by-deprivation-level/
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Number of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription items dispensed in England in 2022/23, by deprivation quintile [Graph], NHSBSA, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364539/hrt-prescription-items-dispensed-in-england-2022-by-deprivation-level/
