This statistic shows the survey response to the last time individuals were prescribed any type of medication on the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain, as of a survey conducted in 2015. Of respondents, 45 percent were prescribed medicine on the NHS in the last month.
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ComRes. (October 22, 2015). When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. "When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever?." Chart. October 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. (2015). When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes. "When Was The Last Time You Were Prescribed Any Type of Medicine on The Nhs, If Ever?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
ComRes, When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
When was the last time you were prescribed any type of medicine on the NHS, if ever? [Graph], ComRes, October 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483389/medicine-prescribed-on-national-health-service-great-britain/
