Prescriptions
(asked on 27th March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prescriptions in England were issued to (a) men and (b) women.
The proportion of prescriptions in England in 2022 issued to men and women is displayed in the table below.
Gender | Items Dispensed | Proportion (%) |
Female | 628,562,493 | 54.02% |
Male | 501,247,030 | 43.08% |
Unknown | 33,634,015 | 2.89% |
Indeterminate | 29,683 | 0.00% |
Source: NHS Business Services Authority Information Services Data Warehouse
“Unknown” is where no data is held. “Indeterminate” is where the data held does not confirm male or female.
Proportions have been rounded to two decimal places and may not total 100%.