Cannabis: Prescriptions
(asked on 8th January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescriptions for medicinal cannabis have been dispensed at a pharmacy since 1 November 2018.
This question was answered on 16th January 2019
NHS England has set up systems to monitor the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use via the NHS Business Services Authority and NHS England Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers. We expect the first data to be available by the end of March 2019.
The Department has made no estimate of future demand for medical cannabis over the next 12 months.