Only partial information is collected centrally.
The information shown in the table is for prescriptions dispensed in the community in England. This does not include emergency hormonal contraception supplied by community contraception clinics or issued under Patient Group Directions.
Cost (£000) 1999 0.6 2000 1,377.7 2001 1,953.6 2002 2,174.4 2003 2,283.7 2004 2,129.0 2005 1,945.9 2006 2,210.0 Source: Prescription information is taken from the Prescription Cost Analysis system, supplied by the Prescription Pricing Division of the Business Services Authority, and is based on a full analysis of all prescriptions dispensed in the community i.e. by community pharmacists and appliance contractors, dispensing doctors, and prescriptions submitted by prescribing doctors for items personally administered in England. The data do not cover drugs dispensed in hospitals.