England: proportion of items accounted for by drugs for diabetes 2005-2017

Proportion of items in primary care prescribing accounted for by drugs for diabetes in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17

The data shows the proportion of items for primary care prescribing accounted for by drugs for diabetes in England from 2005 to 2017. In 2012/13, 4.3% of items for total primary care prescribing were accounted for by drugs for diabetes.

2005/6 3.8
2006/7 3.8
2007/8 3.9
2008/9 3.9
2009/10 4
2010/11 4.1
2011/12 4.2
2012/13 4.3
2013/14 4.4
2014/15 4.5
2015/16 4.6
2016/17 4.7