HC Deb 14 July 1999 vol 335 cc230-1W
Mr. Peter Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many drugs have appeared in the NHS category D list in each of the last six months; and what is the average number of drugs which have appeared in the list over the last 12 months. [90052]

Mr. Denham

Between February 1999 and July 1999 the number of category D entries appearing in the Drug Tariff published by The Stationery Office each month were:

Month (1999) Number
February 46
March 79
April 74
May 76
June 109
July 131

The average number listed per month between August 1998 and July 1999 was 60.