Written question WQ93780
- Asked by
- Peter FoxConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 9 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of the cost of paracetamol and ibuprofen procurement to the NHS over the last 5 years?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The cost of paracetamol and ibuprofen to NHS Wales over the last five years is as follows:
Paracetamol
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Hospitals
£673,889
£491,837
£570,725
£736,951
£900,672
Primary Care
£4,091,307
£5,720,683
£5,306,203
£5,261,238
£5,330,177
Total
£4,765,196
£6,212,520
£5,876,928
£5,998,189
£6,230,849
Ibuprofen
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Hospitals
£72,479
£82,147
£99,138
£112,559
£108,517
Primary Care
£1,494,124
£1,669,123
£1,465,127
£1,416,261
£1,830,357
Total
£1,566,603
£1,751,270
£1,564,265
£1,528,820
£1,938,874
These costs include all presentations and strengths of paracetamol and ibuprofen. Hospital costs have been provided by All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre. Primary care costs have been provided by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.