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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions of Ritalin were issued in each of the last five years for (a) attention deficit disorder and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each (i) region and (ii) health authority. - Includes fact that the number of prescription items...

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

12 June 2002

Reference

60088; 386 c1325-6W;386 c1326W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received regarding inappropriate use of the prescription of Ritalin for children.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 June 2002

Reference

60090; 386 c1325W;386 c1326W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimates he has made of the number of prescriptions issued for Ritalin for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder amongst children with a statement of special educational needs attending schools in the Buckingham constituency.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2002

Reference

377 c715W;377 c718W; 23735

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for Ritalin have been issued in each year since 1992. - Inc table.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

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Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 November 2001

For answer on

4 December 2001

Answered on

4 December 2001

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions for Ritalin have been issued in each year since 1992. [16888] Jacqui Smith: The information requested is in the table. Number of prescription items and net ingredient cost of methylphenidate hydrochloride dispensed in the community, 1992 to 2000 England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Prescription items (Thousand) Net ingredient cost (£000) 1992 2.6 16.5 1993 3.5 25.7 1994 6.0 52.3 1995 14.7 253.0 1996 47.9 811.7 1997 92.1 1,636.5 1998 126.6 2,402.8 1999 158.0 3,100.3 2000 186.2 3,757.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes 1. The data cover all prescriptions dispensed in the community, ie by community pharmacists and appliance contractors, dispensing doctors, and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered in England. 2. The data do not cover drugs dispensed in hospital or private prescriptions. 3. The net ingredient cost is the basic cost of a drug and does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income.

Date

4 December 2001

Reference

376 c173W;376 c173-4W; 16888

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what studies his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the impact of Ritalin on the long-term health of children. - Inc figure and ref to 'Working memory in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): the impact of methylphenidate (Ritalin)....

Asked by

Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 July 2001

For answer on

13 July 2001

Answered on

13 July 2001

Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned on the impact of Ritalin on the long-term health of children. [3018] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 10 July 2001]: The Department funded a research project entitled "Working memory in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): the impact of methylphenidate (Ritalin)", by Dr. Kim Cornish of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Nottingham, at a cost of £26,585. The final report was received by the Department in April 2001 and has been submitted by Dr. Cornish to journals for publication. The Department funds research to support policy development in health and social care, and to support effective practice in the national health service. The Department also provides NHS support funding for research commissioned by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and by charities where this takes place in the NHS. The Department has provided or is providing such funding for six other recently completed projects and five other ongoing projects relating to Ritalin. Details of these projects can be found on the National Research Register which is available in the Library on CD Rom, and on the internet via http:..www/doh.gov.uk/research. As with all medicines, the safety of Ritalin is continually monitored by the Medicines Control Agency and by the Committee on Safety of Medicines, an independent expert advisory body. The MRC is the main agency through which we fund research on the causes and treatment of disease. The MRC receives most of its income via grant-in-aid from my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, via the Office of Science and Technology. The MRC funds projects on ADHD but is not funding currently any research specifically into Ritalin. The MRC always welcomes high quality applications for research into any aspect of human health and these are judged in competition with other demands for funding. Awards are made according to the scientific quality and importance to health of the applications.

Date

13 July 2001

Reference

3018; 371 c672-3W

House

House of Commons

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