§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish a list of the 50 most prescribed medications in Great Britain, giving for each the current price and the percentage increase in price over the previous 12 months.
Joint Finance 1976–1982 Estimated Cumulative over this period Regional Health Authority Allocation Expenditure Shortfall Excess* Take-up £000 £000 £000 £000 per cent. 1. Northern 15,870 15,044 826 — 95 2. Yorkshire 18,500 17,392 1,108 — 94 3. Trent 21,920 20,852 1,068 — 95 4. East Anglia 9,420 9,058 362 — 96 5. North-West Thames 17,400 16,221 1,179 — 93 6. North-East Thames 20,450 20,081 369 — 98 7. South-East Thames 21,490 19,607 1,883 — 91 8. South-West Thames 16,280 15,488 792 — 95 9. Wessex 14,160 13,338 822 — 94 10. Oxford 9,870 9,469 401 — 96 11. South-Western 17,580 16,385 1,195 — 93 12. West-Midlands 24,150 24,468 — 318 101 13. Mersey 12,680 12,982 — 302 102 14. North-Western 21,540 21,091 449 — 98 TOTAL 241,310 231,476 10,454 620 96 * Contribution to Joint Finance from health authorities' main allocation.