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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

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

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
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk