FOI-03864

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469777844,&quot;Calibri&quot;,469769226,&quot;Calibri,Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Request</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You asked us:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Last year you provided me with a response to a Freedom of Information request [Ref: 02788] in relation to the prescribing of drugs for erectile dysfunction (BNF 7.4.5).</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Could you provide me with a similar response this year? Specifically, could you state:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="auto">For the 2025 calendar year please&nbsp;state&nbsp;how many prescriptions were issued for drugs of BNF 7.4.5 for erectile dysfunction? Please break these prescriptions down into age groups for the people they were prescribed to in the following age brackets (i) 0-9, (ii) 10-19, (iii) 20-29, (iv) 30-39, (v) 40-49, (vi) 50-59, (vii) 60-69, (viii) 70-79, (ix) 80-89 and (x) 90 and above. Also please&nbsp;state&nbsp;the age of the oldest person prescribed a medication from that category (BNF 7.4.5) in 2025?</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="auto">In relation to the drugs prescribed in 2025 could you please&nbsp;state&nbsp;how many prescriptions, and the cost was for each of the chemicals within section 7.4.5.?</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="%1." data-font="Arial" data-listid="5" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><em><span data-contrast="auto">In relation to the 2025 calendar year please&nbsp;state&nbsp;for each CCG:</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">(i) how many prescriptions under 7.4.5 were made,</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">(ii) the cost of these prescriptions,</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">(iii) the total number of patients in that CCG that were provided with a prescription for this type of drug at any time during the year, and</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">(iv) the total number of male patients in this CCG.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559731&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Note: In relation to Question 3 I realise that CCGs no longer&nbsp;exist&nbsp;but could you give me the figures broken down from the ICBs so that the CCGs figures are discernible.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;29 May 2026</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our response</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We do not capture the clinical&nbsp;reason why&nbsp;a drug has been prescribed. Medication may be prescribed for reasons outside of its primary use.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">NHS Prescription Services process prescriptions for pharmacy contractors, appliance contractors, dispensing doctors and personal administration with information then used to make payments to pharmacists and appliance contractors in England for prescriptions dispensed in primary care settings (other arrangements are in place for making payments to dispensing doctors and personal administration). This involves processing over 1 billion prescription items and payments totalling over &pound;9 billion each year. The information gathered from this process is then used to provide information on costs and trends in prescribing in England and Wales to over 25,000 registered NHS and Department of Health and Social Care users.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Data Source</span></strong> <span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The data source was the NHSBSA Information Services Data Warehouse.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Data excludes:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Items prescribed but not presented for dispensing or not&nbsp;submitted&nbsp;to NHS Prescription Services by the dispenser.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Items supplied under NHS pharmacy advanced services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Four files are provided:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">FOI03864_PART_1_A answers</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">: For the 2025 calendar year please&nbsp;state&nbsp;how many prescriptions were issued for drugs of BNF 7.4.5 for erectile dysfunction? Please break these prescriptions down into age groups for the people they were prescribed to in the following age brackets (i) 0-9, (ii) 10-19, (iii) 20-29, (iv) 30-39, (v) 40-49, (vi) 50-59, (vii) 60-69, (viii) 70-79, (ix) 80-89 and (x) 90 and above.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">FOI03864_PART_1_B answers</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">:&nbsp;Also&nbsp;please&nbsp;state&nbsp;the age of the oldest person prescribed a medication from that category (BNF 7.4.5) in 2025?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">FOI03864_PART_2 answers</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">: In relation to the drugs prescribed in 2025 could you please&nbsp;state&nbsp;how many prescriptions, and the cost was for each of the chemicals within section 7.4.5.?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">FOI03864_PART_3 answers:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;in&nbsp;relation to the 2025 calendar year please state for each CCG: (i) how many prescriptions under 7.4.5 were made, (ii) the cost of these prescriptions, (iii) the total number of patients in that CCG that were provided with a prescription for this type of drug at any time during the year, and (iv) the total number of male patients in this CCG.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Time Period</span></strong> <span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">January 2025 to December 2025.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Drugs</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Limited to drugs prescribed in the BNF Paragraph 070405 - Drugs for erectile dysfunction.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please note that the BNF paragraph does not guarantee the clinical&nbsp;indication.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Organisation Data</span></strong> <span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Prescribing is limited to prescribing in GP practices in English SICBLs only.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Prescribing for query 3 has been split at Sub-integrated care board level (SICBL), formerly Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Identified&nbsp;patients/patient counts</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">For Part 3 patients have been counted only if their NHS number was captured during NHSBSA processing (regardless of their gender).&nbsp;&nbsp;The patient's NHS number may not be captured if, for example, it was not known at the time of writing the prescription, or it was hand-written on a paper&nbsp;prescription,&nbsp;and the OCR scanners were unable to read it.&nbsp;&nbsp;This does&nbsp;not&nbsp;affect the item counts - all items are included for unidentified patients.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">A patient may appear in more than one count, for example multiple SICBL if they have prescribing in multiple SICBLs, or multiple age groups.&nbsp;&nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;you must not aggregate patient counts or present them in any way other than in these data sets.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Patient age</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Prescription data is derived from prescriptions sent to us for payment. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Patient age&nbsp;can&nbsp;come from&nbsp;different&nbsp;sources&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;record&nbsp;the best available information&nbsp;at the time of processing.&nbsp;Patient age may come from external data sources such as the Electronic Prescribing System (EPS), the NHS Personal Demographics Service (PDS), or from the NHSBSA optical character recognition process used to extract data from paper prescriptions. However, as with any large-scale data processing, a small margin of error is possible.&nbsp;This does not affect the item counts - all items are included for unidentified patients.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Patients may&nbsp;appear&nbsp;in more than one age band so you must not aggregate patient counts or present them in any way other than in these data sets.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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