§ Ms. PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the National Health Service of the 25.5 million prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists in 1987.
§ Mr. MellorI assume that the hon. Member is referring to prescriptions for benzodiazepines. The net ingredient cost of the 25.5 million prescriptions for these drugs dispensed in Great Britain in 1987 was £25.3 million.