Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 January 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 January 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 1 February 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Prescription Drugs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions were issued for each drug categorised under the drug groups (a) benzodiazepines including clonazepam, (b) z-drugs, (c) antidepressants and (d) opioids in the (i) last 12 months for which figures are available and (ii) most recent comparative 12 month period prior to the last 12 months period for which those figures are available.
- Answer
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The following table shows the number of items that were prescribed in England for benzodiazepines including clonazepam, z-drugs, antidepressants and opioids in the latest two full years of available data.
Time Period (12 months aggregated)
Benzodiazepines including clonazepam
Z-drugs
Antidepressants
Opioid analgesics
November 2018 to October 2019
9,184,594
5,840,375
74,211,675
23,398,430
November 2019 to October 2020
8,925,206
5,694,737
77,973,765
23,255,294
Source:
NHS Business Service Authority Information Services ePACT2 system.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 137238
- Session
- 2019-21
- Related items
- Subjects
- Prescription drugs Sedatives Opioids Antidepressants Benzodiazepines
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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