Erectile dysfunction prescriptions rise by a quarter in one year

Prescriptions of sildenafil are at 1.7m, compared with 1.4m in 2013, and antidepressants saw an increase of more than 97% since 2004

The number of prescriptions for Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs has gone up by more than a quarter in a year, official figures show.

Statistics released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that last year there were 1.7m prescriptions for sildenafil - commonly sold as Viagra, but also available under other trade names - compared with 1.4m in 2013 and 1m in 2004.