§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much(a) morphine and (b) diamorphine by (i) weight and (ii) cost the NHS has purchased in each of the last 10 years. [105354]
§ Ms StuartThe information requested is shown in the tables.
The number of prescriptions and the net ingredient cost of morphine and diamorphine hydrochloride dispensed in the community England, 1989–98 Prescriptions (thousand) Morphine salts Diamorphine hydrochloride 1989 362.1 67.5 1990 410.3 72.8 1991 526.1 140.8 1992 572.5 133.0 1993 595.3 119.3 1994 664.4 128.5 1995 698.6 128.9 1996 728.7 119.9 1997 762.2 116.5 1998 819.2 114.6
Net ingredient cost (£000) Morphine salts Diamorphine hydrochloride 1989 5,745.9 2,204.8 1990 6,734.7 3,418.2 1991 8,653.0 3,583.0 1992 9,835.4 3,612.4 1993 10,489.1 3,593.4 1994 11,414.9 3,755.6 1995 12,069.9 3,854.6 1996 12,328.9 3,822.9 1997 13,009.9 3,747.5 1998 13,931.2 3,808.1 Notes:
Please note that the data up to 1990 are not strictly consistent with data from 1991 onwards. Figures for 1989 and 1990 are based on fees and on a sample of 1 in 200 prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors only. Figures for 1991 onwards are based on items and cover all prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists, appliance contractors, dispensing doctors and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered.
The net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug and does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income.