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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Prescriptions summary data by year
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Click here to sortCost £Net ingredient cost (refers to the cost (which the dispenser is reimbursed) of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees. It does not include any adjustment for income obtained where a prescription charge is paid at the time the prescription is dispensed or where the patient has purchased a pre-payment certificate).Click here to sortItemsTotal number of items prescribed (irrespective of where they were dispensed) or dispensed by General Medical Practitioners in Wales.Click here to sortCost £ per itemNet ingredient cost per itemClick here to sortCost £ per registered headNet ingredient cost per person registered with a GP in WalesClick here to sortItems per registered headItems per person registered with a GP in Wales
2019-20593,987,018.2582,100,0447.23183.5325.4
2018-19563,162,205.2480,145,9537.03179.3625.5
2017-18578,427,483.2779,903,7307.24180.4524.9
2016-17576,674,427.8980,028,0577.21180.3425.0
2015-16593,462,507.6879,169,7027.50186.1924.8
2014-15581,415,260.5378,512,7267.41183.2424.7
2013-14569,436,486.4476,270,7197.47179.1724.0
2012-13557,514,201.2274,239,2977.51175.7023.4
2011-12587,233,811.2072,657,3548.08185.6423.0
2010-11594,329,295.6870,107,2118.48188.5022.2
2009-10588,186,034.8067,875,4488.67187.6421.7
2008-09577,774,782.8264,878,0638.91185.5020.8
2007-08584,414,613.8462,011,1759.42188.9020.0
2006-07578,819,608.5159,078,5689.80187.1419.1
2005-06563,196,519.7757,034,9809.87184.5518.7
2004-05576,877,157.2653,927,68310.70189.7317.7
2003-04550,126,194.1551,268,51010.73182.0317.0
2002-03509,022,521.5048,751,67910.44167.6416.1
2001-02455,525,931.1946,022,6119.90151.4115.3
2000-01410,675,650.2343,312,2669.48136.5114.4
1999-00387,677,232.9641,152,2099.42129.9213.8
1998-99347,771,534.0039,990,2088.70116.0713.3
1997-98324,031,287.6638,898,6088.33108.3613.0
1996-97294,294,204.2437,206,2017.9198.3512.4
1995-96270,806,434.7936,275,6267.4791.0712.2
1994-95251,164,396.7735,364,1567.1084.4411.9
1993-94231,738,298.4734,302,3206.7678.4511.6
1992-93210,863,369.4132,862,0366.4272.1811.2
1991-92188,431,292.5231,633,9725.9663.7710.7
1990-91165,112,315.9130,032,7525.5055.7110.1
1989144,783,910.3429,383,2574.9348.819.9
1988131,514,310.2028,626,1254.5944.439.7
1987116,530,985.2227,550,5424.2339.719.4
1986104,043,237.2826,528,8543.9235.729.1
198595,453,623.7526,160,9653.6532.749.0
198491,245,391.3626,393,1713.4631.429.1
198385,324,552.7525,994,9973.2829.499.0
198275,883,595.7025,392,1762.9926.348.8
198165,632,268.2824,751,3912.6522.848.6
198057,042,727.1125,008,8982.2819.938.7
197947,441,014.6224,912,9031.9016.618.7
197841,840,717.0525,192,3871.6614.738.9
197735,230,614.3824,090,9891.4612.428.5
197627,888,391.3223,774,8131.179.868.4
197521,697,370.3322,888,5450.957.678.1
197417,114,450.9422,266,9850.776.057.9
197314,402,992.4121,332,3050.685.147.6

Metadata

Title

Prescriptions summary data by year

Last update

23 September 2020 23 September 2020

Next update

Autumn 2021

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Prescribing Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table provides data on prescriptions prescribed by GPs in Wales and dispensed.

Data collection and calculation

GP Prescription data (NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership).

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

1973 onwards

Users, uses and context

See associated Statistical Release for detailed notes, background and definitions.

Statistical quality

See associated Statistical Release for detailed notes, background and definitions.

Keywords

Prescriptions

Name

Hlth0203