SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH (continued)
Table 3
NUMBER OF EXEMPT PRESCRIPTION ITEMS AND PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL ITEMS DISPENSED IN THE COMMUNITY BY CATEGORY OF EXEMPTION,
2003 AND 2004
ENGLAND
|
| 2003
| 2004 |
| Number
| % | Number
| % |
|
| Number of prescription items (millions)
| 535.7 | 82.5
| 570.9 | 83.2
|
| Children under 16 | 37.0
| 5.7 | 35.7
| 5.2 |
| Young people 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
| 5.4 | 0.8
| 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Elderly people | 363.5
| 55.9 | 391.4
| 57.0 |
| Maternity exemption | 5.0
| 0.8 | 5.0
| 0.7 |
| Medical exemption | 40.8
| 6.3 | 45.1
| 6.6 |
| Income support | 54.5
| 8.4 | 54.8
| 8.0 |
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit
| 10.8 | 1.7
| 14.7 | 2.1 |
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit |
0.1 | 0.0
| 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit/Disability working allowance
| 1.3 | 0.2
| 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Holders of an HC2 certificate | 3.9
| 0.6 | 3.9
| 0.6 |
| Income based Jobseekers allowance | 6.7
| 1.0 | 7.3
| 1.1 |
| War pension | 0.6
| 0.1 | 0.6
| 0.1 |
| No declaration/declaration not specific |
6.1 | 0.9
| 6.4 | 0.9 |
| Net ingredient cost (£millions)
| 5,975.4 | 79.6
| 6,503.7 | 80.5
|
| | |
| |
| Children under 16 | 281.5
| 3.7 | 293.8
| 3.6 |
| Young people 16,17 or 18 in full time education
| 57.2 | 0.8
| 59.9 | 0.7 |
| Elderly people | 3,988.5
| 53.1 | 4,334.0
| 53.6 |
| Maternity exemption | 40.8
| 0.5 | 41.1
| 0.5 |
| Medical exemption | 656.0
| 8.7 | 734.7
| 9.1 |
| Income support | 631.3
| 8.4 | 660.2
| 8.2 |
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit
| 106.3 | 1.4
| 158.7 | 2.0 |
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit |
1.3 | 0.0
| 5.5 | 0.1 |
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit/Disability working allowance
| 19.6 | 0.3
| 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Holders of an HC2 certificate | 48.0
| 0.6 | 50.3
| 0.6 |
| Income based Jobseekers allowance | 64.7
| 0.9 | 76.0
| 0.9 |
| War pension | 9.5
| 0.1 | 10.1
| 0.1 |
| No declaration/declaration not specific |
70.5 | 0.9
| 78.8 | 1.0 |
| Average net ingredient cost per prescription item
| 11.15 |
| 11.4 | |
| Children under 16 | 7.61
| | 8.22 |
|
| Young people 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
| 10.56 | |
11.19 | |
| Elderly people | 10.97
| | 11.07 |
|
| Maternity exemption | 8.11
| | 8.19 |
|
| Medical exemption | 16.06
| | 16.28 |
|
| Income support | 11.59
| | 12.05 |
|
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit/Family Credit
| 9.88 | |
10.76 | |
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit |
11.62 | | 12.11
| |
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit/Disability working allowance
| 14.61 | |
15.86 | |
| Holders of an HC2 certificate | 12.32
| | 12.80 |
|
| Income based Jobseekers allowance | 9.72
| | 10.40 |
|
| War pension | 15.45
| | 15.69 |
|
| No declaration/declaration not specific |
11.50 | | 12.38
| |
|
NOTES:
1. The analysis of 2003 and 2004 data for non-charged
categories is based on a 1 in 20 sample of all exempt prescriptions
submitted to the PPA by dispensing doctors as well as chemists
and appliance contractors. Contraceptives and items personally
administered by prescribing and dispensing doctors are free and
are not shown in the table but are included in the totals used
to calculate percentages.
2. See paragraph 51 for definition of exemption categories.
3. Information for Medical and Maternity exemption categories
is shown separately. A very small number of items was recorded
on "old" forms under the HA exemption category which
included both medical and maternity exemption.These have been
pro-rated to the Medical and Maternity categories.
Table 4
NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTION ITEMS(1) AND PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
ITEMS DISPENSED BY COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS AND APPLIANCE CONTRACTORS
AND DISPENSING DOCTORS, BY CHARGED AND NON-CHARGED CATEGORIES,
2004
ENGLAND
|
| Total 2004
| Community
pharmacists
and appliance
contractors
| Dispensing
doctors
|
|
| Number
| % | Number
| % | Number
| % |
| Number of prescription items (millions):
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| Charged at point of dispensing | 57.8
| 8.6 | 53.8
| 8.6 | 4.0
| 8.6 |
| Pre-payment certificates | 32.2
| 4.6 | 28.5
| 4.6 | 3.7
| 8.0 |
| No charge contraceptives | 8.2
| 1.2 | 7.6
| 1.2 | 0.6
| 1.2 |
| Exempt prescription items | 570.9
| 85.6 | 532.6
| 85.6 | 38.3
| 82.1 |
| Of Which: | |
| | | |
|
| Children under 16 | 35.7
| 5.3 | 34.0
| 5.5 | 1.7
| 3.7 |
| Young people 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
| 5.4 | 0.8
| 5.0 | 0.8
| 0.3 | 0.7
|
| Elderly people | 391.4
| 58.5 | 361.5
| 58.1 | 29.9
| 64.1 |
| Maternity exemption | 5.0
| 0.7 | 4.7
| 0.8 | 0.3
| 0.6 |
| Medical exemption | 45.1
| 6.7 | 42.0
| 6.7 | 3.1
| 6.7 |
| Income support | 54.8
| 8.2 | 53.6
| 8.6 | 1.2
| 2.7 |
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit
| 14.7 | 2.2
| 14.1 | 2.3
| 0.6 | 1.3
|
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit
| 0.5 | 0.1
| 0.4 | 0.1
| 0.0 | 0.0
|
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit
| 0.0 | 0.0
| 0.0 | 0.0
| 0.0 | 0.0
|
| Holders of an HC2 certificate
| 3.9 | 0.6
| 3.8 | 0.6
| 0.1 | 0.3
|
| Income based Jobseekers allowance
| 7.3 | 1.1
| 7.2 | 1.2
| 0.2 | 0.3
|
| War pension | 0.6
| 0.1 | 0.6
| 0.1 | 0.0
| 0.1 |
| No declaration/declaration not specific
| 6.4 | 1.0
| 5.6 | 0.9
| 0.7 | 1.6
|
| | |
| | | |
| Net ingredient cost (£millions):
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| Charged at point of dispensing | 808.9
| 10.3 | 761.9
| 10.3 | 47.0
| 10.3 |
| Pre-payment certificates | 479.9
| 6.1 | 434.7
| 5.9 | 45.3
| 9.9 |
| No charge contraceptives | 62.1
| 0.8 | 58.5
| 0.8 | 3.6
| 0.8 |
| Exempt prescription items | 6,503.7
| 82.8 | 6,144.3
| 83.0 | 359.4
| 79.0 |
| Of Which: | |
| | | |
|
| Children under 16 | 293.8
| 3.7 | 281.1
| 3.8 | 12.7
| 2.8 |
| Young people 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
| 59.9 | 0.8
| 56.7 | 0.8
| 3.2 | 0.7
|
| Elderly people | 4,334.0
| 55.2 | 4,060.0
| 54.9 | 274.0
| 60.2 |
| Maternity exemption | 41.1
| 0.5 | 39.1
| 0.5 | 2.0
| 0.4 |
| Medical exemption | 734.7
| 9.4 | 699.7
| 9.5 | 35.0
| 7.7 |
| Income support | 660.2
| 8.4 | 645.6
| 8.7 | 14.7
| 3.2 |
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit
| 158.7 | 2.0
| 152.2 | 2.1
| 6.5 | 1.4
|
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit
| 5.5 | 0.1
| 5.3 | 0.1
| 0.2 | 0.0
|
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit
| 0.5 | 0.0
| 0.5 | 0.0
| 0.0 | 0.0
|
| Holders of an HC2 certificate
| 50.3 | 0.6
| 48.6 | 0.7
| 1.7 | 0.4
|
| Income based Jobseekers allowance
| 76.0 | 1.0
| 74.4 | 1.0
| 1.6 | 0.4
|
| War pension | 10.1
| 0.1 | 9.6
| 0.1 | 0.5
| 0.1 |
| No declaration/declaration not specific
| 78.8 | 1.0
| 71.6 | 1.0
| 7.2 | 1.6
|
| | |
| | | |
| Average net ingredient cost per prescription item (£):
| | | |
| | |
| | |
| | | |
| Charged at point of dispensing | 14.0
| | 14.2
| | 11.67
| |
| Pre-payment certificates | 14.9
| | 15.3
| | 12.07
| |
| No charge contraceptives | 7.6
| | 7.7
| | 6.19
| |
| Exempt prescription items | 11.4
| | 11.5
| | 9.39
| |
| Of Which: | |
| | | |
|
| Children under 16 | 8.22
| | 8.26 |
| 7.38 |
|
| Young people 16, 17 or 18 in full time education
| 11.19 | |
11.26 | | 10.07
| |
| Elderly people | 11.07
| | 11.23 |
| 9.17 |
|
| Maternity exemption | 8.19
| | 8.24 |
| 7.40 |
|
| Medical exemption | 16.28
| | 16.66 |
| 11.23 |
|
| Income support | 12.05
| | 12.05 |
| 11.76 |
|
| Working Families' Tax Credit/Working Tax Credit
| 10.76 | |
10.77 | | 10.58
| |
| Minimum Income Guarantee/Pension Credit
| 12.11 | |
12.17 | | 10.59
| |
| Disabled Person's Tax Credit |
15.86 | | 15.97
| | 9.19 |
|
| Holders of an HC2 certificate |
12.80 | | 12.84
| | 11.89 |
|
| Income based Jobseekers allowance
| 10.40 | |
10.39 | | 10.79
| |
| War pension | 15.69
| | 15.91 |
| 12.52 |
|
| No declaration/declaration not specific
| 12.38 | |
12.71 | | 9.89
| |
|
NOTES:
1. Personally administered items are excluded from this
analysis.
2. The analysis of 2004 data for non-charged categories
is based on a 1 in 20 sample of all exempt prescriptions submitted
to the PPA by community pharmacists and appliance contractors
and dispensing doctors.
3. See paragraph 51 for definition of exemption categories.
4. Information for Medical and Maternity exemption categories
is shown separately. A very small number of items was recorded
on "old" forms under the HA exemption category which
included both medical and maternity exemption. These have been
pro-rated to the Medical and Maternity categories.
Table 5
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTION ITEMS DISPENSED IN THE
COMMUNITY PER HEAD OF POPULATION BY BROAD AGE GROUP, 1994-2004
|
| ENGLAND |
| | |
|
| Year | Children aged 0-15 years
| Others aged 16-59/64 years
| Elderly people |
All ages |
|
| Community pharmacists and appliance contractors only(1)
|
| 1994 | 5.0
| 6.3 | 20.8
| 9.5 |
| 1995 | 5.4
| 6.4 | 21.8
| 9.8 |
| 1996 | 5.3
| 6.1 | 21.2
| 10.0 |
| 1997 | 5.3
| 6.2 | 22.3
| 10.3 |
| 1998 | 5.0
| 6.4 | 23.2
| 10.5 |
| 1999 | 4.6
| 6.3 | 24.8
| 10.8 |
| 2000 | 4.4
| 6.4 | 26.5
| 11.2 |
| 2001 | 4.5
| 6.5 | 29.6
| 11.9 |
| | |
| | |
| All dispensed items |
| 2001(a) | 4.8
| 6.9 | 32.0
| 11.9 |
| 2002(a) | 4.6
| 7.2 | 34.1
| 12.4 |
| 2003(a) | 4.6
| 7.4 | 36.2
| 13.0 |
| 2004(a) | 4.5
| 7.8 | 37.2
| 13.7 |
|
NOTES :
1. The analysis of 1993 to 2001 data for non-charged
categories is based on a 1 in 20 sample of all exempt prescriptions
submitted to the PPA by community pharmacists and appliance contractors
only. Items dispensed by dispensing doctors and personal administration
prescriptions are excluded. Data for 2001(a) to 2004(a) also includes
prescription items dispensed by dispensing doctors. Items personally
administered by prescribing and dispensing doctors are not included
in the broad age groups, but are included in the "All ages"
group.
2. The calculation of the average number of prescriptions
per head for children includes prescriptions of persons under
19 in full time education, although the population figure used
is for children and young people aged 15 years and under only.
3. All no charge contraceptives items have been included
under "others aged 16-59/64 years".
4. Prior to 20 October 1995 "Elderly people"
includes men aged 65 years and over and women aged 60 and over.
After this date "Elderly people" includes men and women
aged 60 and over. The population figures used from 1993 to 1995
are for men aged 65 years and over and women aged 60 and over.
5. Revised ONS mid-year resident population estimates
for 1994 to 2003 and mid-year resident projections for 2004, based
on the 2001 Census, have been used.
6. Prescription items per head for all dispensers from
1994 to 2004 is shown on Table 1.
Table 6
NUMBER, NET INGREDIENT COST (NIC) AND AVERAGE NIC PER
PRESCRIPTION ITEM BY CLASS OF PREPARATION, 1994-2004
ENGLAND
|
| Class of preparation
|
|
| Year | Prescribed and
dispensed
generically(2)
(class 1)
| Prescribed
generically,
dispensed and
reimbursed as
proprietary(3)
(class 2)
| Prescribed and
dispensed as
proprietary
(class 3)
| Dressings and
appliances
(class 4)
| All classes |
| Number of prescription items (million)
|
| 1994 | 180.3
| 47.4 | 214.1
| 14.3 | 456.1
|
| 1995 | 198.4
| 55.7 | 204.8
| 14.5 | 473.3
|
| 1996 | 210.2
| 60.4 | 199.6
| 14.7 | 484.9
|
| 1997 | 226.6
| 65.8 | 192.9
| 14.9 | 500.2
|
| 1998 | 237.9
| 75.7 | 184.7
| 14.9 | 513.2
|
| 1999 | 248.4
| 90.9 | 175.4
| 15.1 | 529.8
|
| 2000 | 277.6
| 103.2 | 155.4
| 15.5 | 551.8
|
| 2001 | 297.5
| 125.1 | 147.8
| 16.6 | 587.0
|
| 2002 | 317.9
| 138.1 | 144.0
| 17.0 | 617.0
|
| 2003 | 350.1
| 141.5 | 140.1
| 17.9 | 649.7
|
| 2004 | 385.6
| 142.3 | 139.6
| 18.5 | 686.1
|
| | |
| | | |
| Net ingredient cost (£million)
|
| 1994 | 381.2
| 804.2 | 2,016.6
| 201.7 | 3,405.2
|
| 1995 | 445.6
| 996.3 | 2,025.4
| 213.3 | 3,680.6
|
| 1996 | 500.2
| 1,161.0 | 2,119.5
| 226.3 | 4,007.0
|
| 1997 | 624.1
| 1,319.9 | 2,186.7
| 236.8 | 4,367.5
|
| 1998 | 685.1
| 1,547.5 | 2,221.3
| 247.5 | 4,701.5
|
| 1999 | 917.1
| 1,937.3 | 2,171.9
| 264.9 | 5,291.2
|
| 2000 | 1,143.0
| 2,167.0 | 1,990.1
| 284.5 | 5,584.6
|
| 2001 | 1,035.4
| 2,747.6 | 2,021.4
| 312.3 | 6,116.6
|
| 2002 | 1,297.0
| 3,132.5 | 2,079.9
| 337.2 | 6,846.7
|
| 2003 | 1,694.6
| 3,325.2 | 2,119.6
| 370.6 | 7,510.1
|
| 2004 | 2,021.8
| 3,435.2 | 2,220.6
| 402.0 | 8,079.6
|
| | |
| | | |
| Average net ingredient cost per prescription item (£)
|
| 1994 | 2.11 |
16.96 | 9.42
| 14.15 | 7.47
|
| 1995 | 2.25 |
17.90 | 9.89
| 14.72 | 7.78
|
| 1996 | 2.38 |
19.21 | 10.62
| 15.39 | 8.26
|
| 1997 | 2.75 |
20.07 | 11.34
| 15.94 | 8.73
|
| 1998 | 2.88 |
20.45 | 12.02
| 16.58 | 9.16
|
| 1999 | 3.69 |
21.32 | 12.38
| 17.52 | 9.99
|
| 2000 | 4.12 |
20.99 | 12.80
| 18.31 | 10.12
|
| 2001 | 3.48 |
21.96 | 13.67
| 18.83 | 10.42
|
| 2002 | 4.08 |
22.69 | 14.44
| 19.83 | 11.10
|
| 2003 | 4.84 |
23.50 | 15.13
| 20.67 | 11.56
|
| 2004 | 5.24 |
24.13 | 15.91
| 21.67 | 11.78
|
|
NOTES:
1. The data are from the PCA system and cover prescription
items dispensed by community pharmacists, appliance contractors,
dispensing doctors and items personally administered.
2. Prescriptions which were written generically, are
available generically and reimbursed at the Drug Tariff or generic
price.
3. Drug is not available generically.
4. Preparation classes are defined in paragraph 46.
5. Some drugs were incorrectly allocated to OWC2 in the
years 2000 and 2001. As a result figures for 2000 are unreliable
for classes 2 and 3; figures for 2001 have been corrected.
Table 7
GENERIC PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING, 1994-2004: ALL ITEMS
EXCLUDING DRESSINGS AND APPLIANCES
|
| ENGLAND |
| |
| All items excluding dressings and appliances
| |
| Year | Prescribed
generically
(class 1 and 2)
| Prescribed and
dispensed
generically(2)
(class 1)
| Prescribed
generically,
dispensed and
reimbursed as
proprietary(3)
(class 2)
| Total |
|
| Prescription items |
| |
| Millions | |
| | |
| 1994 | 51.5%
| 40.8% | 10.7%
| 441.8 |
| 1995 | 55.4%
| 43.2% | 12.1%
| 458.9 |
| 1996 | 57.5%
| 44.7% | 12.9%
| 470.2 |
| 1997 | 60.3%
| 46.7% | 13.6%
| 485.3 |
| 1998 | 62.9%
| 47.7% | 15.2%
| 498.3 |
| 1999 | 65.9%
| 48.3% | 17.7%
| 514.7 |
| 2000 | 71.0%
| 51.8% | 19.2%
| 536.3 |
| 2001 | 74.1%
| 52.2% | 21.9%
| 570.5 |
| 2002 | 76.0%
| 53.0% | 23.0%
| 600.0 |
| 2003 | 77.8%
| 55.4% | 22.4%
| 631.8 |
| 2004 | 79.1%
| 57.8% | 21.3%
| 667.6 |
| | |
| | |
| Net ingredient cost |
| |
| £ millions | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| 1994 | 37.0%
| 11.9% | 25.1%
| 3,203.4 |
| 1995 | 41.6%
| 12.9% | 28.7%
| 3,467.4 |
| 1996 | 43.9%
| 13.2% | 30.7%
| 3,780.6 |
| 1997 | 47.1%
| 15.1% | 32.0%
| 4,130.7 |
| 1998 | 50.1%
| 15.4% | 34.7%
| 4,454.0 |
| 1999 | 56.8%
| 18.2% | 38.5%
| 5,026.4 |
| 2000 | 62.5%
| 21.6% | 40.9%
| 5,300.1 |
| 2001 | 65.2%
| 17.8% | 47.3%
| 5,804.3 |
| 2002 | 68.0%
| 19.9% | 48.1%
| 6,509.4 |
| 2003 | 70.3%
| 23.7% | 46.6%
| 7,139.5 |
| 2004 | 71.1%
| 26.3% | 44.7%
| 7,677.6 |
|
Notes:
1. The data are from the PCA system and cover prescription
items dispensed by community pharmacists, appliance contractors,
dispensing doctors and items personally administered.
2. Prescriptions which were written generically, are
available generically and reimbursed at the Drug Tariff or generic
price.
3. Drug is not available generically.
4. Some drugs were incorrectly allocated to "Of
Which Class 2" in the years 2000 and 2001. As a result "prescribed
generically" figures for 2000 are unreliable; figures for
2001 have been corrected.
Table 8
GENERIC PRESCRIBING AND DISPENSING, BASED ON ITEMS, BY
BRITISH NATIONAL FORMULARY CHAPTERS, 2003 AND 2004
|
| ENGLAND |
| |
|
| | Prescribed generically
| Dispensed generically(5)
|
| BNF chapter
| 2003 | 2004
| 2003 | 2004 |
|
| 1: | Gastro-intestinal system
| 74.5% | 76.3%
| 42.7% | 42.7% |
| 2: | Cardiovascular system |
90.9% | 91.8%
| 61.4% | 68.4% |
| 3: | Respiratory system | 71.1%
| 71.7% | 46.0%
| 46.0% |
| 4: | Central nervous system |
89.7% | 90.1%
| 71.9% | 72.5% |
| 5: | Infections | 95.2%
| 95.9% | 87.3%
| 88.1% |
| 6: | Endocrine system | 69.9%
| 73.4% | 57.2%
| 58.3% |
| 7: | Obstetrics, gynaecology, and urinary-tract disorders
| 37.6% | 40.4%
| 6.3% | 6.2%
|
| 8: | Malignant disease and immunosuppression
| 83.5% | 84.0%
| 61.8% | 60.5% |
| 9: | Nutrition and blood |
54.6% | 53.3%
| 45.5% | 46.5% |
| 10: | Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
| 78.5% | 80.8%
| 49.3% | 49.2% |
| 11: | Eye | 63.0%
| 64.7% | 36.0%
| 35.2% |
| 12: | Ear, nose and oropharynx
| 51.6% | 52.1%
| 23.8% | 22.4% |
| 13: | Skin | 41.5%
| 43.4% | 21.4%
| 21.9% |
| 14: | Immunological products and vaccines
| 21.9% | 19.5%
| 21.4% | 18.9% |
| 15: | Anaesthesia | 50.3%
| 50.5% | 47.5%
| 47.2% |
| | |
| | |
| Other | 26.8%
| 26.2% | 26.5%
| 26.0% |
| Total (excluding dressings and appliances)
| 77.8% | 79.0%
| 55.4% | 57.7%
|
|
NOTES:
1. BNF chapters are based on the British National Formulary
(September 2003). See paragraph 41.
2. The data are from the PCA system and cover all prescription
items dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors,
dispensing doctors and personal administration.
3. The table covers BNF chapters 1 to 15 and "others"—see
note 4 below. Dressings and appliances are excluded.
4. The "Other" category covers drugs contained in
pseudo British National Formulary chapters used by the Prescription
Pricing Authority, eg homeopathic preparations.
5. Prescriptions which were written generically, are available
generically and reimbursed at the Drug Tariff or generic price.
Table 9
NUMBER, NET INGREDIENT COST (NIC) AND AVERAGE NIC PER
PRESCRIPTION ITEM BY BRITISH NATIONAL FORMULARY CHAPTERS, 2003
AND 2004
|
| ENGLAND
|
| | Prescription items (millions)
| Net ingredient cost (£millions)
| Average net ingredient cost per prescription item (£)
|
| BNF Chapter | 2003
| 2004 | % Change
| 2003 | 2004
| % Change | Increase
| 2003 | 2004
| % Change |
|
| 1: | Gastro-intestinal system
| 48.8 | 51.1
| 4.8 | 636.8
| 647.7 | 1.7
| 10.9 | 13.05
| 12.66 | -3.0 |
| 2: | Cardiovascular system |
179.9 | 200.6
| 11.5 | 2,010.7
| 2,151.1 | 7.0
| 139.8 | 11.18
| 10.72 | -4.1 |
| 3: | Respiratory system | 50.2
| 50.8 | 1.2
| 715.7 | 772.9
| 8.0 | 57.3
| 14.26 | 15.22
| 6.7 |
| 4: | Central nervous system |
117.8 | 121.9
| 3.5 | 1,310.3
| 1,431.6 | 9.3
| 121.3 | 11.13
| 11.74 | 5.5 |
| 5: | Infections | 42.4
| 41.5 | -2.1
| 235.2 | 240.2
| 2.1 | 4.9
| 5.55 | 5.79
| 4.3 |
| 6: | Endocrine system | 50.5
| 54.2 | 7.4
| 705.0 | 772.2
| 9.6 | 67.8
| 13.96 | 14.25
| 2.1 |
| 7: | Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary-tract disorders
| 15.5 | 16.2
| 4.5 | 205.2
| 230.4 | 12.3
| 25.2 | 13.26
| 14.25 | 7.5 |
| 8: | Malignant disease and immunosuppression
| 3.8 | 4.0
| 4.8 | 268.4
| 292.1 | 8.8
| 23.7 | 70.48
| 73.19 | 3.8 |
| 9: | Nutrition and blood |
19.0 | 21.2
| 11.5 | 265.4
| 294.4 | 10.9
| 28.9 | 13.96
| 13.89 | -0.5 |
| 10: | Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
| 29.2 | 29.6
| 1.5 | 285.0
| 305.0 | 7.0
| 20.0 | 9.76
| 10.29 | 5.4 |
| 11: | Eye | 15.1
| 15.8 | 5.0
| 103.7 | 113.0
| 9.0 | 9.3
| 6.89 | 7.14
| 3.7 |
| 12: | Ear, nose and oropharynx
| 9.6 | 9.5
| -1.9 | 56.6
| 59.0 | 4.2
| 2.4 | 5.87
| 6.24 | 6.2 |
| 13: | Skin | 34.7
| 35.0 | 0.8
| 201.3 | 210.3
| 4.5 | 9.0
| 5.79 | 6.00
| 3.6 |
| 14: | Immunological products and vaccines
| 13.1 | 13.8
| 5.3 | 115.4
| 126.0 | 9.1
| 10.6 | 8.83
| 9.15 | 3.7 |
| 15: | Anaesthesia | 0.8
| 0.8 | 1.5
| 3.2 | 3.6
| 12.0 | 0.4
| 3.94 | 4.35
| 10.3 |
| Other | 1.4
| 1.5 | 9.1
| 21.6 | 28.1
| 30.3 | 6.5
| 15.41 | 18.40
| 19.4 |
| Dressings and appliances | 17.9
| 18.5 | 3.5
| 370.6 | 402.0
| 8.5 | 31.4
| 20.67 | 21.67
| 4.8 |
| Overall Total | 649.7
| 686.1 | 5.6
| 7,510.1 | 8,079.6
| 7.6 | 569.4
| 11.56 | 11.78
| 1.9 |
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NOTES:
1. Therapeutic classes are based on the British National
Formulary (September 2003). See paragraph 41.
2. The data are from the PCA system and cover all prescription
items dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors,
dispensing doctors, and personal administration.
3. The "Other" category covers drugs contained in
pseudo British National Formulary chapters used by the Prescription
Pricing Authority, eg homeopathic preparations.
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