Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Lord Selkirk of Douglas (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: How many presciptions for the treatment of glaucoma were issued in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the net ingredient cost for each year. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prescriptions for the treatment of glaucoma were issued in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the net ingredient cost for each year. [21156] Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information for the years 1992 to 1996 is shown in the table. The costs shown are based on the value of ingredients before addition of dispensing fees or deduction of discount or patient charges. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Number of prescription 281,779 288,217 296,685 304,356 320,680 items Cost of ingredients (£) 2,060,686 2,113,062 2,164,059 2,221,377 2,461,542 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21156; 292 c742W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Costs Diseases Eyesight Prescription drugs Prescriptions Scotland Glaucoma
Contains statistics: Yes