HC Deb 12 January 1994 vol 235 c222W
Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prescription items in Scotland have been prescribed per person since February 1993.

Mr. Stewart

The available information from February to October 1993 is set out in the table:

Month Number of prescriptions Number of items prescribed per person on general prac-titioner list as at 1 April 1993
February 3,882,295 0.72
March 4,505,745 0.84
April 4,027,044 0.75
May 4,032,892 0.75
June 4,310,893 0.80
July 4,125,123 0.77
August 4,017,407 0.75
September 4,096,030 0.76
October 4,266,755 0.80