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Anti-depressants: Bexley

Volume 485: debated on Thursday 11 December 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of prescribing anti-depressant drugs in the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last five years. (242904)

The British National Formulary (BNF) classifies anti-depressant drugs within section 4.3. The following table shows the net ingredient cost for drugs within this section that have been prescribed in Bexley Care Trust, which covers the London borough of Bexley. As this information is available for the most recent 60 months at any one time, figures exist only for four complete financial years (April to March inclusive).

Net ingredient cost and number of prescription items of antidepressant drugs (BNF section 4.3) in Bexley Care Trust, 2004-05 to 2007-08

Financial year

Primary care trust name

BNF section name

Net ingredient cost (£)

2004-05

Bexley Care Trust

Antidepressant Drugs

1,119,010

2005-06

Bexley Care Trust

Antidepressant Drugs

895,117

2006-07

Bexley Care Trust

Antidepressant Drugs

810,164

2007-08

Bexley Care Trust

Antidepressant Drugs

763,942

Source:

Prescribing Analysis and Cost Tool (ePACT).