Prescriptions
Medication can be prescribed to treat and prevent
cardiovascular disease. Since the 1980s there has been a
rapid increase in the number of prescriptions. In 2008, around
266 million prescriptions were issued for CVD in England, nearly
five times as many as issued in 1986.
Since 1990, the number of prescriptions for antiplatelet drugs
has increased steadily, and there are now over 38 million
prescriptions for antiplatelet drugs in England every year. The
number of prescriptions for lipid lowering drugs is more than
fifteen times higher than a decade ago.
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Statistics on
- Treatment, including prescriptions from
Coronary Heart Disease 2010
Prescription of aspirins, beta blockers and statins after hospital
admission for myocardial infarction by ethnic group,
2008, England and Wales
Prescriptions used in the prevention and treatment of CVD 1981 to
2008, England
Prescriptions used in the prevention and treatment of CVD, 1981 to
2008, England