Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent on RU486 in each year since January 2011.
Information on the net ingredient cost of mifepristone (RU486) used in National Health Service secondary care in England is shown in the table. This may include use in private wards in NHS hospitals and excludes use in military or private hospitals. Mifepristone is not used in primary care.
Net ingredient cost of mifepristone in secondary care, England | |
Year | Net ingredient cost |
2013 | 1,107.8 |
2012 | 1,113.6 |
2011 | 1,153.4 |
Source: Hospital Pharmacy Audit Index (HPAI) provided by IMS Health