Written question asked by Cat Smith (Labour) on Friday, 25 September 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 29 September 2020. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 October 2020 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 for (a) benzodiazepines, (b) z drugs and (c) antidepressants were issued in the last year.
- Answer
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The following table shows the number of prescription items prescribed in England in the last year for benzodiazepines, z drugs and antidepressants.
Drug Group
Items
Antidepressants
77,610,982
Benzodiazepines
9,081,258
Z Drugs
5,767,191
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 95680
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Tranquillisers Antidepressants Benzodiazepines
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2020-10-22 17:30:52 +0100
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