NHS Prescriptions

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Dear NHS England,

Please find my FOI request below.

1) How much has it cost your NHS region in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and to date of 2019 to issue prescriptions as a whole?

2) What are the top ten items prescribed in the above years?

3) How many prescriptions have been issued for Aspirin or Paracetamol in the above years?

4) What is the total cost of prescribing Aspirin and Paracetamol alone in the above years.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,

Martin Cutler

FOI, England (NHS ENGLAND & NHS IMPROVEMENT - X24), NHS England

Dear Martin Cutler,

 

Re:      Freedom of Information request (Our Ref: FOI-059660)

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FOI) request dated 8 July 2019.

 

Your exact request was:-

 

“Please find my FOI request below.

1) How much has it cost your NHS region in the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and
to date of 2019 to issue prescriptions as a whole?

2) What are the top ten items prescribed in the above years?

3) How many prescriptions have been issued for Aspirin or Paracetamol in
the above years?

4) What is the total cost of prescribing Aspirin and Paracetamol alone in
the above years.”

 

NHS England does not hold this information.

 

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Freedom of Information

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