* Prescribed in primary care and dispensed in the community.
As of January 2010, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a statement advising the suspension of sibutramine. Therefore data on Sibutramine will be limited from 2010.
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Number of prescription items for obesity in England 2002-2020
This statistic depicts the number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity prescribed in Primary Care and dispensed in the community in England, from 2002 to 2020. In 2020, there were approximately 294 thousand items of Orlistat dispensed.
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NHS Digital. (May 18, 2021). Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*." Chart. May 18, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Prescription Items for The Treatment of Obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 18 May 2021, /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of prescription items for the treatment of obesity in England from 2002 to 2020 (in 1,000)* [Graph], NHS Digital, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/386216/prescription-items-for-obesity-in-england/