Information on prescription items dispensed in the community in England and classified by the Prescription Pricing Division of the NHS Business Services Authority as for intravenous or oral nutrition, is in the following table. This excludes minerals or vitamins prescribed on the national health service.
Prescription items dispensed for intravenous and oral nutrition (thousand) Net ingredient cost (£000) 1997 2,689.2 84,500.9 1998 2,851.3 93,642.6 1999 3,005.7 103,839.6 2000 3,100.5 111,418.5 2001 3,315.2 125,089.0 2002 3,453.3 135,403.6 2003 3,671.8 148,647.1 2004 3,950.2 163,426.6 2005 4,207.0 177,217.7 2006 4,673.0 200,774.9