Written question asked by Corri Wilson (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 18 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2015. It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 June 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Bupropion: Prescriptions
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions were issued for bupropion in each year since 2001.
- Answer
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Information is not collected centrally on the numbers of prescriptions issued. However, information is available on the number of bupropion hydrochloride prescription items dispensed.
Number of bupropion hydrochloride prescription items written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England - 2001 to 2014
Year
Items (000’s)
2001
298.8
2002
131.0
2003
111.8
2004
136.8
2005
131.9
2006
116.9
2007
129.9
2008
62.1
2009
51.1
2010
39.3
2011
32.3
2012
27.8
2013
23.7
2014
22.0
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis provided by the Health and Social Care Information Centre
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 3204
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Prescriptions Bupropion
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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