§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated cost of tranquillisers supplied under the National Health Service in each of the past four years for which records are available.
§ Mr. MellorTranquillisers form part of the therapeutic group sedatives and tranquillisers and the cost of individual drugs cannot be identified within the group. For the years 1984 to 1987 the net ingredient cost of drugs in this group dispensed by pharmacists in England was:
£ million 1984 22.3 1985 16.9 1986 14.4 1987 14.3 Information is not collected by therapautic group as to the cost of drugs supplied in hospitals or by dispensing doctors.