HC Deb 04 April 1989 vol 150 cc87-8W
Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the level and cost of prescribing lipid-lowering drugs for the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures for the corresponding periods over the previous five years.

Mr. Mellor

The number of prescriptions for and net ingredient cost of lipid-lowering drugs dispensed by community pharmacists in England in each of the last six years was as follows:

Number of Prescriptions (thousand) Net Ingredient Cost (£ million)
1987 261 4.7
1986 241 3.4
1985 238 2.8

Number of Prescriptions (thousand) Net Ingredient Cost (£ million)
1984 239 2.4
1983 240 2.2
1982 264 2.1

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