Written question asked by Baroness Berger (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by David Mowat (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 December 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dementia: Drugs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with a primary diagnosis of dementia were prescribed antipsychotic medication in each year since 2010.
- Answer
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Information is not collected centrally on the number of people prescribed medicines or the medical condition being treated. Information is not available on the dose prescribed for the patient as they could have multiple daily administrations, more than once a day or more than one tablet at a time.
Information is not collected centrally on the number of prescriptions issued. However, information is available on the number of prescription items dispensed.
The number of prescription items written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England 2010-15, as classified by British National Formulary section 4.2 is shown in the table below.
Year
Number of prescription items (000s)
2010
8,883.1
2011
9,254.0
2012
9,546.5
2013
9,969.3
2014
10,484.6
2015
10,931.9
Source: Prescription Cost Analysis provided by NHS Digital.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 57284
- Session
- 2016-17
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- Yes
- Subjects
- Dementia Drugs
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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