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<p> </p><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. The following
table provides information on folic acid for the latest available 5 year period:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>The number of prescription
items for folic acid, written in the United<br> Kingdom and dispensed in the community,
in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Items (000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>3,459.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>3,953.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,426.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4,930.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,444.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> Prescription Cost Analysis provided
by the Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p>
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