Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 March 2008. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Methadone
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many methadone prescriptions were issued by primary care trusts in each of the last five years.
- Answer
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Methadone can be prescribed as a cough suppressant, as an analgesic or for the treatment of addiction. All three uses are included in these figures and cannot be separated. The Department does not hold information on prescriptions issued, only on prescription items prescribed in primary care trusts and then dispensed. The total number of items prescribed in England and dispensed in the United Kingdom for methadone since February 2003 are shown in the following table.
Prescription items prescribed in the community in England and dispensed in the UK Methadone (thousand) 2003 (February to December) 843.3 2004 1,046.0 2005 1,246.7 2006 1,514.1 2007 1,783.9 Source: Electronic Prescribing Analysis and Cost Tool system
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 474 c1105W; 196843
- Session
- 2007-08
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- Subjects
- Methadone
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