§ Mrs. Ray MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure on general practitioner prescribed anti-asthma medication and preparations in each health board in Scotland giving the figures for(a) net ingredient costs and (b) net ingredient cost per capita for 1994–95. [25961]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information by health board and Scotland for the financial year 1994–95 is set out in the table. The costs shown are based on the value of ingredients before the addition of dispensing fees or deduction of any discount or patient charges.
The costs relate only to inhaled and oral adrenoceptor stimulants, inhaled steroids, inhaled antimuscarinic bronchodilators and theophylline preparations.
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Cost ofmedication £ million Cost per patient on GP lists (£) Health Board Argyll and Clyde 3.570 8.06 Ayrshire and Arran 3.966 10.12 Borders 0.948 8.80 Dumfries and Galloway 1.193 7.80 Fife 2.623 7.44 Forth Valley 2.272 7.83 Grampian 3.954 7.22 Greater Glasgow 8.087 8.13 Highland 1.400 6.58 Lanarkshire 5.067 8.68
Cost of medication £ million Cost per patient on GP lists (£) Lothian 5.643 7.03 Orkney 0.130 6.47 Shetland 0.111 4.82 Tayside 3.930 9.58 Western Isles 0.172 5.77 Unallocated prescriptions 0.062 — Scotland 43.128 8.03