This statistic shows the survey response to the last time individuals were prescribed any type of medication on the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain, as of a survey conducted in 2015. Of respondents, 45 percent were prescribed medicine on the NHS in the last month.
When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever?
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ComRes. (October 22, 2015). When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. "When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever?." Chart. October 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. (2015). When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. "When Was The Last Time You Were Prescribed Any Type of Medicine on The Nhs, If Ever?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes, When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? [Graph], ComRes, October 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/