National Trends in Medication Prescriptions for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction: Findings from the Norwegian Prescription Database
In Norway, there were increasing trends in the use of medications to treat benign prostate enlargement (BPE), erectile dysfunction, and urinary incontinence between 2004 and 2020. The biggest rise was for medications for BPE, which are now prescribed more often than for medications for erectile dysfunction. In recent years, the number of surgeries performed for BPE has fallen.
Authors
- Patrick Juliebø‐Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4253-1283)
- Christian Arvei Moen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-0526)
- Peder Gjengstø
- Christian Beisland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-4937)
- Ingunn Roth
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Urology Open Science
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euros.2025.03.013
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.18