§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people who(a) have been prescribed and (b) took corticosteroids in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.[4173]
§ Mr. MilburnIt is not possible to estimate the number of people prescribed and taking corticosteroids. Thirty-one million prescriptions items for corticosteroids were dispensed in England in 1996.