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(asked on 7th July 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for Larium GPs issued in each year from 2010 to date; what the cost was of those prescriptions; and if he will make a statement.


Answered by
Alistair Burt Portrait
Alistair Burt
This question was answered on 14th July 2015

The number of prescription items written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England and associated net ingredient cost is in the table.

Year

Prescription items

000s

Net ingredient cost

£000s

2010

14.5

306.9

2011

15.6

317.4

2012

17.7

346.7

2013

18.0

353.8

2014

17.6

367.2

Source: Prescription Cost Analysis provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre

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