§ Mr. J. Fosterasked the Minister of Health what is the total cost of drugs, medicines and approved appliances prescribed on Form E.C.10 under the National Health Service up to the most convenient date; and how the total cost is divided as between appliances listed under Part IV of the Drug Tariff, insulin and anti-biotic preparations, drugs and preparations included under Part III of the Drug Tariff and the National Formulary, and other preparations, respectively.
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§ Mr. BevanThe total amount paid to chemists in England and Wales in respect of these articles to the 28th February, 1950, was just over £41 million (£41,040,021). I cannot say precisely how this figure was divided but a running 1 per cent. sample suggests the following approximate percentage cost for 1949:
Appliances Proprietaries Other Preparations per cent. per cent. per cent. 10 28–29 61–62 Particulars are not available about the cost of insulin and anti-biotic preparations.