Paracetamol: Prescriptions
(asked on 7th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for paracetamol were issued in England and Wales in the 2014-15 financial year.
The number of paracetamol prescription items dispensed in the community in England in the last two financial years is provided in the table. This includes for prescriptions written by doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Year | Number of paracetamol prescription items (000s) |
2014/15 | 23,326.6 |
2015/16 | 22,664.4 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis system provided by NHS Digital
Prescribing information relating to Wales is a matter for my Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales.