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<p>Information is not collected centrally on the number of people prescribed medicines
or the medical condition being treated. However, information is available on the number
of prescription items dispensed in the community in England.</p><p>Viagra is a brand
name for the chemical Sildenafil. The table below shows the number of prescription
items dispensed for Sildenafil, broken down by brand names, for the last five years.</p><p>The
number of prescription items for Sildenafil (British National Formulary (BNF) Section
7.4.5 Drugs for erectile dysfunction), by brand name, written in the United Kingdom
and dispensed in the community, in England (000s) <sup>1</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Napatra</p></td><td><p>Sildenafil</p></td><td><p>Viagra</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1,231.8</p></td><td><p>1,232.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1,274.8</p></td><td><p>1,276.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1,278.3</p></td><td><p>1,279.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1,286.2</p></td><td><p>1,287.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013
<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>830.7</p></td><td><p>566.6</p></td><td><p>1,397.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Notes</em>:</p><p><sup>1
</sup>Figures are for BNF Section 7.4.5 Drugs for erectile dysfunction only. Sildenafil
also appears in BNF Section 2.5.1 Vasodilator antihypertensive drugs.</p><p><sup>2
</sup>In June 2013 Viagra came of patent. There was a shift in prescribing practice
with an increase in prescribing of Sildenefil by its generic name and a corresponding
decline in the prescribing of the branded Viagra.</p><p><em>Source</em>: Prescription
Cost Analysis provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p>
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