Daniel Kawczynski – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Daniel Kawczynski on 2016-10-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prescriptions for paracetamol were issued in England and Wales in the 2014-15 financial year.
David Mowat
The number of paracetamol prescription items dispensed in the community in England in the last two financial years is provided in the table. This includes for prescriptions written by doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
|
Year |
Number of paracetamol prescription items (000s) |
|
2014/15 |
23,326.6 |
|
2015/16 |
22,664.4 |
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis system provided by NHS Digital
Prescribing information relating to Wales is a matter for my Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales.
