HC Deb 16 July 1968 vol 768 c186W
40. Mr. Pavitt

asked the Minister of Health what is his estimate of the cost to the general medical and pharmaceutical services of non-proprietary preparations in each of the years 1950, 1958 and 1965 and of proprietary preparations in each of those same years.

Mr. K. Robinson

I will, with permission, circulate a table of figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT:

ESTIMATED NET INGREDIENT COST OF PROPRIETARY AND NON-PROPRIETARY DRUGS DISPENSED BY CHEMISTS, ENGLAND AND WALES
1950 1958 1965
£ million £ million £ million
Proprietary Preparations 6.6 30.2 77.6
Non-Proprietary Preparations 9.3 8.7 5.1