Prescriptions summary data by year

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Year

Cost (£)

Items

Cost (£) per item Net ingredient cost per item

Cost (£) per GP registered population Net ingredient cost per person registered with a GP in Wales

Items per GP registered population Items per person registered with a GP in Wales

2022-23

672,993,239.40

84,165,129

8.00

207.39

25.9

2021-22

626,690,646.85

82,837,459

7.57

193.64

25.5

2020-21

624,726,215.83

81,097,939

7.70

193.03

25.1

2019-20

593,987,018.25

82,100,044

7.23

183.53

25.4

2018-19

563,162,205.24

80,145,953

7.03

179.36

25.5

2017-18

578,427,483.27

79,903,730

7.24

180.45

24.9

2016-17

576,674,427.89

80,028,057

7.21

180.34

25.0

2015-16

593,462,507.68

79,169,702

7.50

186.19

24.8

2014-15

581,415,260.53

78,512,726

7.41

183.24

24.7

2013-14

569,436,486.44

76,270,719

7.47

179.17

24.0

2012-13

557,514,201.22

74,239,297

7.51

175.70

23.4

2011-12

587,233,811.20

72,657,354

8.08

185.64

23.0

2010-11

594,329,295.68

70,107,211

8.48

188.50

22.2

2009-10

588,186,034.80

67,875,448

8.67

187.64

21.7

2008-09

577,774,782.82

64,878,063

8.91

185.50

20.8

2007-08

584,414,613.84

62,011,175

9.42

188.90

20.0

2006-07

578,819,608.51

59,078,568

9.80

187.14

19.1

2005-06

563,196,519.77

57,034,980

9.87

184.55

18.7

2004-05

576,877,157.26

53,927,683

10.70

189.73

17.7

2003-04

550,126,194.15

51,268,510

10.73

182.03

17.0

2002-03

509,022,521.50

48,751,679

10.44

167.64

16.1

2001-02

455,525,931.19

46,022,611

9.90

151.41

15.3

2000-01

410,675,650.23

43,312,266

9.48

136.51

14.4

1999-00

387,677,232.96

41,152,209

9.42

129.92

13.8

1998-99

347,771,534.00

39,990,208

8.70

116.07

13.3

1997-98

324,031,287.66

38,898,608

8.33

108.36

13.0

1996-97

294,294,204.24

37,206,201

7.91

98.35

12.4

1995-96

270,806,434.79

36,275,626

7.47

91.07

12.2

1994-95

251,164,396.77

35,364,156

7.10

84.44

11.9

1993-94

231,738,298.47

34,302,320

6.76

78.45

11.6

1992-93

210,863,369.41

32,862,036

6.42

72.18

11.2

1991-92

188,431,292.52

31,633,972

5.96

63.77

10.7

1990-91

165,112,315.91

30,032,752

5.50

55.71

10.1

1989

144,783,910.34

29,383,257

4.93

48.81

9.9

1988

131,514,310.20

28,626,125

4.59

44.43

9.7

1987

116,530,985.22

27,550,542

4.23

39.71

9.4

1986

104,043,237.28

26,528,854

3.92

35.72

9.1

1985

95,453,623.75

26,160,965

3.65

32.74

9.0

1984

91,245,391.36

26,393,171

3.46

31.42

9.1

1983

85,324,552.75

25,994,997

3.28

29.49

9.0

1982

75,883,595.70

25,392,176

2.99

26.34

8.8

1981

65,632,268.28

24,751,391

2.65

22.84

8.6

1980

57,042,727.11

25,008,898

2.28

19.93

8.7

1979

47,441,014.62

24,912,903

1.90

16.61

8.7

1978

41,840,717.05

25,192,387

1.66

14.73

8.9

1977

35,230,614.38

24,090,989

1.46

12.42

8.5

1976

27,888,391.32

23,774,813

1.17

9.86

8.4

1975

21,697,370.33

22,888,545

0.95

7.67

8.1

1974

17,114,450.94

22,266,985

0.77

6.05

7.9

1973

14,402,992.41

21,332,305

0.68

5.14

7.6

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Title

Prescriptions summary data by year

Last update

1 November 2023

Next update

TBC

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.

Keywords

Prescriptions

Weblinks

http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/prescriptions-general-medical-practitioners/?lang=en

Statistical quality

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

Name

Hlth0203