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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people by (a) age group and (b) gender have been prescribed anti-histamines in the most recent period for which that information is available.

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26 January 2022

The following table shows the number of patients by age group and gender prescribed antihistamines in November 2021, the most recent data available.

Age group	Gender	Number of patients
0-4 years	Female	9,370
0-4 years	Male	11,441
0-4 years	Unknown	1,762

5-9 years	Female	10,781
5-9 years	Male	14,682
5-9 years	Unknown	332

10-14 years	Female	11,099
10-14 years	Male	14,928
10-14 years	Unknown	332

15-19 years	Female	13,565
15-19 years	Male	12,433
15-19 years	Unknown	321

20-24 years	Female	13,584
20-24 years	Male	8,607
20-24 years	Unknown	306

25-29 years	Female	17,735
25-29 years	Male	9,951
25-29 years	Unknown	343

30-34 years	Female	21,870
30-34 years	Male	11,273
30-34 years	Unknown	314

35-39 years	Female	25,835
35-39 years	Male	12,509
35-39 years	Unknown	218

40-44 years	Female	29,939
40-44 years	Male	14,277
40-44 years	Unknown	196

45-49 years	Female	36,497
45-49 years	Male	17,845
45-49 years	Unknown	145

50-54 years	Female	45,162
50-54 years	Male	22,281
50-54 years	Unknown	130

55-59 years	Female	45,924
55-59 years	Male	24,280
55-59 years	Unknown	99

60-64 years	Female	44,208
60-64 years	Male	25,977
60-64 years	Unknown	108

65-69 years	Female	42,372
65-69 years	Male	26,477
65-69 years	Unknown	68

70-74 years	Female	43,592
70-74 years	Male	29,371
70-74 years	Unknown	36

75-79 years	Female	35,859
75-79 years	Male	24,698
75-79 years	Unknown	23

80-84 years	Female	25,205
80-84 years	Male	16,730
80-84 years	Unknown	13

85-89 years	Female	17,128
85-89 years	Male	10,728
85-89 years	Unknown	7

90-94 years	Female	9,299
90-94 years	Male	4,712
90-94 years	Unknown	5

95 years and over	Female	3,564
95 years and over	Male	1,157
Unknown	Unknown	421

Source: NHS Business Services Authority Information Services Data Warehouse.

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