Written question asked by Louise Ellman (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 November 1999. It was answered by John Denham (Labour) on Monday, 8 November 1999 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the (a) actual and (b) percentage increase in the price of generic drugs to the NHS over the last 12 months. - Inc table.

Answer: Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the (a) actual and (b) percentage increase in the price of generic drugs to the NHS over the last 12 months. [97293] Mr. Denham: An index of Drug Tariff prices for the top 100 generic drugs dispensed in 1998 (by net ingredient cost) for this year is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Index January 100.0 April 103.4 May 106.5 June 112.0 July 117.0 August 124.4 September 126.2 October 130.7 November 132.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. It has been possible to provide only 11 months' data.

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