§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the(a) number and (b) percentage of Alzheimer patients being treated with Aricept in Northern Ireland. [84878]
§ Mr. McFallInformation in the form requested is not available. The Central Services Agency, Northern Ireland, holds information on the drug Aricept in relation to prescriptions dispensed in Northern Ireland and this is as outlined:
January 1998–December 1998 Item Number/cost Number of prescriptions dispensed 5,042 Quantity (total number of tablets) 184,701 Ingredient cost (cost of drugs before discount) £538,144