Table 2. Numbers of patients, according to the category of drugs, who were prescribed BPH medications during the 5 years.

Year	Alpha-blockers	5ARIs	Anticholinergics	Antidiuretics
	No. of patients
2004	351 178	109 265	55 512	1135
2005	406 750	152 885	64 332	3658
2006	498 674	194 042	83 430	6613
2007	576 148	221 867	99 483	10 694
2008	656 927	261 627	101 369	16 141
Total	2 489 677	939 686	404 126	38 241

Abbreviation: ARI, alpha reductase inhibitors.