Morphine
(asked on 7th December 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spent on morphine in the last 12 months.
Information on the cost to the National Health Service of penicillin, insulin and morphine is provided.
Cost of penicillin, insulin and morphine, as classified in British National Formulary (BNF), in England: 2014/15 (£000’s) | |||
Primary Care 1 | Secondary Care 2 | Total 3 | |
Penicillin 4 | 79,830.6 | 170,679.9 | 250,510.5 |
Insulin 5 | 335,204.1 | 8,334.2 | 343,538.3 |
Morphine 6 | 32,526.8 | 9,401.9 | 41,928.6 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) and IMS HEALTH: Hospital Pharmacy Audit, provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre
Notes:
1 Primary care net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug. It does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income.
2 Secondary care cost of medicine at NHS list price and will not necessarily be the price the hospital paid.
3 Total figures may not sum due to rounding.
4 Penicillin is defined as all medicines within BNF paragraph 5.1.1 Penicillins.
5 Insulin is defined as all medicines contained within BNF paragraph 6.1.1 Insulins.
6 Morphine is defined as Morphine contained within BNF paragraphs 1.4.2 Antimotility drugs, 3.9.1 Cough Suppressants and 4.7.2 Opioid Analgesics. All combination medicines containing Morphine have been included.