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Antibiotics

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the consumption of antibiotics in England for medical purposes was in each year since 2004. (111521)

The estimated cost of antibiotics dispensed in hospitals and in the community in England in 2004 and 2005 is shown in the table:

£000

2004

2005

Community dispensing—net ingredient cost

170,939.00

161,987.50

Estimated hospital cost

254,172.70

246,248.30

Estimated total

425,111.70

408,235.80

Community dispensing data are taken from the Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) system and use the British National Formulary (BNF) definition of Antibacterial Drugs, section 5.1. Hospital cost data are provided by IMS Health and include drugs from the same BNF section.