This statistic depicts the number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity prescribed in Primary Care and dispensed in the community in England, from 2002 to 2020. In 2020, there were approximately 294 thousand items of Orlistat dispensed.
Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*
* Prescribed in primary care and dispensed in the community.
As of January 2010, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a statement advising the suspension of sibutramine. Therefore data on Sibutramine will be limited from 2010.
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NHS Digital. (May 18, 2021). Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Prescription Items for The Treatment of Obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* [Graph], NHS Digital, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
