Written question WQ90799
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 11 days
Question
Further to WQ90326, will the Minister provide a full breakdown of the total number of items dispensed for each of the top 10 most frequently dispensed items by community pharmacies for each of the last 5 years and their cost?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
Below is a breakdown of the number of items dispensed for each of the top 10 frequently dispensed items by community pharmacies for the last five years. Information on the cost of items was provided in my reply to WQ90480.
The information has been provided by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.
Year
Medicine
No. of items dispensed
2022/23
1
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
2,210,552
2
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets
1,518,917
3
Amlodipine 5mg tablets
1,401,917
4
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets
1,123,881
5
Lansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsules
1,009,613
6
Paracetamol 500mg tablets
972,943
7
Sertraline 50mg tablets
852,300
8
Sertraline 100mg tablets
830,166
9
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets
825,759
10
Levothyroxine sodium 100microgram tablets
817,798
2021/22
1
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules
2,199,516
2
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets
1,392,308
3
Amlodipine 5mg tablets
1,377,806
4
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets
1,180,230
5