§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of prescribing beta interferon in each year since 1995 for each health authority. [13475]
§ Mr. MilburnThe available information is shown in the table. Comparable information for the complete 1997 year is not yet available. In order not to disclose information that may relate to an individual patient, information is only provided where 50 items or more have been dispensed. In no health authority in 1995 were 50 or more items dispensed.
The cost of prescribing beta interferon in hospitals is not available.
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Net ingredient cost of prescriptions for beta interferon dispensed in the community £000 1995 1996 Berkshire — 80 West Surrey — 113 East Surrey — 52 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow — 69 England 132 681
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints his Department has received concerning the prescribing of beta interferon in each year since 1995. [13473]
§ Mr. MilburnThe Department of Health has received a number of representations about the prescribing of beta interferon, by letter and telephone. However, a central record of all such representations is not available.
§ Helen JacksonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of beta interferon to the NHS in(a) 1995, (b) 1996 and (c) 1997. [13808]
§ Mr. MilburnThe available information is shown in the table. Comparable information for the complete 1997 year is not yet available.
1995 1996 England 132 681 The cost of prescribing beta interferon in hospitals is not available.