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Viagra figures ... how the nation is holding up
FELLAS up North use more Viagra than any other men in Britain, a report shows.
The NHS funded 2.3MILLION prescriptions of the little blue pills last year to help lads perform in the bedroom.
Of that, ?5.1million was spent in the North East and ?12.6million the North West.
That worked out at an average of ?1.89 per patient in the North East and ?1.73 in the North West.
By contrast, men down South needed the least help.
Health chiefs there spent a similar amount on Viagra, but had 1.5million more fellas to care for ? putting the cost at just ?1.24 per patient.
The figures from the Prescription Pricing Authority show huge variations across the country, with some areas forking out almost 50 per cent more than others.
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The outlay in the East was ?8.3million, with a total of ?7.7million spent in the South West.
The NHS bill for the sex drug was ?30million a decade ago, but the cost to taxpayers has nearly TREBLED.
This rise has come despite side-effects including heart attacks, blindness and amnesia being reported by patients at the rate of one a week.
Data held by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency shows Viagra has been linked to more than 1,000 reports of severe side-effects and more than 100 fatalities.
Nine patients said they suffered a skin rash, while one said the drug made his hair fall out.
Some 33 reports were linked to priapism, which can leave a man standing to attention for six hours.
A pack of eight pills can set the NHS back almost ?50 and guidelines say they should be prescribed only to men with no other underlying health problems or ?severe stress? from being impotent.
But experts reckon the recent rise is due to a more liberal approach by medics to stop men being poisoned by fake Viagra sold online.
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Northern fellas use more Viagra to perform in the bedroom than any other men in Britain, a report shows | The Sun |News
That's where guys
need the most Viagra
Viagra figures ... how the nation is holding upFELLAS up North use more Viagra than any other men in Britain, a report shows.
The NHS funded 2.3MILLION prescriptions of the little blue pills last year to help lads perform in the bedroom.
Of that, ?5.1million was spent in the North East and ?12.6million the North West.
That worked out at an average of ?1.89 per patient in the North East and ?1.73 in the North West.
By contrast, men down South needed the least help.
Health chiefs there spent a similar amount on Viagra, but had 1.5million more fellas to care for ? putting the cost at just ?1.24 per patient.
The figures from the Prescription Pricing Authority show huge variations across the country, with some areas forking out almost 50 per cent more than others.
Pills ... ViagraThe outlay in the East was ?8.3million, with a total of ?7.7million spent in the South West.
The NHS bill for the sex drug was ?30million a decade ago, but the cost to taxpayers has nearly TREBLED.
This rise has come despite side-effects including heart attacks, blindness and amnesia being reported by patients at the rate of one a week.
Data held by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency shows Viagra has been linked to more than 1,000 reports of severe side-effects and more than 100 fatalities.
Nine patients said they suffered a skin rash, while one said the drug made his hair fall out.
Some 33 reports were linked to priapism, which can leave a man standing to attention for six hours.
A pack of eight pills can set the NHS back almost ?50 and guidelines say they should be prescribed only to men with no other underlying health problems or ?severe stress? from being impotent.
But experts reckon the recent rise is due to a more liberal approach by medics to stop men being poisoned by fake Viagra sold online.
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Northern fellas use more Viagra to perform in the bedroom than any other men in Britain, a report shows | The Sun |News
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