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Prescribing patterns and costs associated with erectile dysfunction drugs in England: a time trend analysis

Colette Bell, Muhammad Abdul Hadi, Saval Khanal and Vibhu Paudyal
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (2): bjgpopen20X101145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101145
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1 Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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    Figure 1. Volume and costs of prescribing for ED medicines from 2009–2019 in English primary care. ED = erectile dysfunction
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    Figure 2. The number of items of ED medicines prescribed annually in the most and least deprived CCGs in England. CCG = clinical commissioning groups. ED = erectile dysfunction
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    Figure 3. The number of erectile dysfunction medicine items prescribed per month in each NHS commissioning region in 2018 and 2019

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    Table 1. Legal classification of medicines in the UK
    Prescription-only medicines (POM)Pharmacy (P)General sale list (GSL)
    Available only under a prescription from a medical or a non-medical prescriber such as doctors, dentists, or a healthcare professional with an independent prescribing qualification and authorityAvailable under the supervision of a pharmacist from a pharmacy registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC)Available in general retail outlets such as supermarkets
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    Table 2. Top 10 most and least deprived CCGs in England according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation
    10 most deprived CCGs(relevant commissioning regions)IMD rank10 least deprived CCGs(relevant commissioning regions)IMD rank
    NHS Bradford City CCG (North East and Yorkshire)1NHS Bracknell and Ascot CCG (South East)200
    NHS North Manchester CCG (North West)2NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG (South East)201
    NHS Central Manchester CCG (North West)3NHS Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead CCG (South East)202
    NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG (London)4NHS Chiltern CCG (South East)203
    NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG (Midlands)5NHS Surrey Health CCG (South East)204
    NHS Blackpool CCG (North West)6NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG (South East)205
    NHS City and Hackney CCG (London)7NHS Guildford and Waverley CCG (South East)206
    NHS Knowsley CCG (North West)8NHS Surrey Downs CCG (South East)207
    NHS Tower Hamlets CCG (London)9NHS Rushcliffe CCG (Midlands)208
    NHS Liverpool CCG (North West)10NHS Wokingham CCG (South East)209
    • CCG = clinical commissioning group. IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation.

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