Analgesics: 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, what the total cost to the NHS was of (a) aspirin, (b) ibuprofen and (c) equivalent medication prescribed by GPs in each of the last five years.
Information on the net ingredient cost of prescription items dispensed in the community in England is provided in the table below.
Year | Net ingredient cost2: aspirin (excluding combination medicines) £000 | Net ingredient cost: ibuprofen £000 | Net ingredient cost: other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs1 £000 |
2010 | 590.3 | 9,999.3 | 80,767.1 |
2011 | 443.9 | 9,927.1 | 71,045.5 |
2012 | 495.3 | 12,182.8 | 71,915.7 |
2013 | 593.0 | 13,788.0 | 63,617.2 |
2014 | 512.8 | 12,929.8 | 62,270.0 |
2015 | 499.4 | 12,835.7 | 59,922.9 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis system provided by NHS Digital
1 All other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs included in British National Formulary section 10.1.1, using the classification system prior to edition 70.
2 Net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug. It does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income.