§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the National Health Service of the prescriptions for benzodiazepines issued by community pharmacists during 1988.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 19 December 1989]: The total basic price (net ingredient cost) of the prescriptions for benzodiazepines dispensed by community pharamacists in Great Britain during 1988 was £23.6 million.