Antipsychotic Drugs (Hansard, 22 July 2004)

§ Sandra Gidley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many prescription items were dispensed in the community in England for atypical antipsychotic drugs, in each of the last three years(a) broken down by health authority and (b) in total; and if he will make a statement; [184801]

§ Sandra Gidley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (2) how many prescription items were dispensed in the community in England for all antipsychotic drugs, in each of the last three years(a) broken down by health authority and (b) in total; and if he will make a statement. [184802]

Ms Rosie Winterten
Information on the numbers of prescription items of atypical traditional and all antipsychotic drugs dispensed in the community in England in each of the last three years broken down by strategic health authority is shown in the table.
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Number of prescription items of antipsychotics dispensed in the community in England by strategic health authorities, 2001 to 2003

Thousand

Number of prescription items of Atypical Antipsychotics Number of prescription items of Traditional Antipsychotics Number of prescription items of all Antipsychotics

Strategic health authority in which dispensed 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003

Shropshire and Staffordshire 43.6 58.6 73.8 85.5 73.7 66.8 129.2 132.3 140.6

Birmingham and the Black Country 76.4 105.9 137.4 150.1 131.5 118.0 226.5 237.4 255.4

West Midlands South 55.4 76.3 94.3 81.2 68.9 61.9 136.6 145.3 156.2

England 1,842.0 2,471.3 3,083.7 2,876.0 2,507.2 2,251.3 4,718.0 4,978.5 5,335.0

1. PCA data covers all prescription item; that are dispensed in the community in England, (this covers items dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors. dispensing doctors, and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered PCA data does not include items dispensed in hospitals or private prescriptions.

2. Antipsychotics are defined in the British National Formulary (BNF) paragraph 4.2.1, antipsychotic drugs. Atypical antipsychotics cover the drugs Amisulpride, Clozapine, Oianzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Sertindole and Zotepine contained within BNF 4.2.1. Antipsychotic depot injections (BNF 4.2.2) haw been excluded from this analysis. the same as the StHA in which the drug was prescribed.

3. The information by Strategic Health Authority (StHA) is the StHA in which the drug was dispensed in the community. This is not necessarily

4. Doctors, dentists or nurses write prescriptions on a prescription form. Each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item.

Source:

Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) data from the Prescription Pricing Authority

Number of prescription items of antipsychotics dispensed in the community in England by strategic health authorities, 2001 to 2003
Thousand
	Number of prescription items of Atypical Antipsychotics	Number of prescription items of Traditional Antipsychotics	Number of prescription items of all Antipsychotics
Strategic health authority in which dispensed	2001	2002	2003	2001	2002	2003	2001	2002	2003
Shropshire and Staffordshire	43.6	58.6	73.8	85.5	73.7	66.8	129.2	132.3	140.6
Birmingham and the Black Country	76.4	105.9	137.4	150.1	131.5	118.0	226.5	237.4	255.4
West Midlands South	55.4	76.3	94.3	81.2	68.9	61.9	136.6	145.3	156.2
England	1,842.0	2,471.3	3,083.7	2,876.0	2,507.2	2,251.3	4,718.0	4,978.5	5,335.0
1. PCA data covers all prescription item; that are dispensed in the community in England, (this covers items dispensed by community pharmacists and appliance contractors. dispensing doctors, and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered PCA data does not include items dispensed in hospitals or private prescriptions.
2. Antipsychotics are defined in the British National Formulary (BNF) paragraph 4.2.1, antipsychotic drugs. Atypical antipsychotics cover the drugs Amisulpride, Clozapine, Oianzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Sertindole and Zotepine contained within BNF 4.2.1. Antipsychotic depot injections (BNF 4.2.2) haw been excluded from this analysis. the same as the StHA in which the drug was prescribed.
3. The information by Strategic Health Authority (StHA) is the StHA in which the drug was dispensed in the community. This is not necessarily
4. Doctors, dentists or nurses write prescriptions on a prescription form. Each single item written on the form is counted as a prescription item.
Source:
Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) data from the Prescription Pricing Authority