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Publication, Part of Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis
Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis - England, January to March 2011
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 13 Jul 2011
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Country
- Date Range:
- 01 Jan 2011 to 31 Mar 2011
Summary
- 232.2 million items dispensed
- These items had a combined net ingredient cost of £2,171.3 million
The quarterly data are provided in two formats:
- Downloadable spreadsheet: Excel 2003 or later version.
- Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.
Annual PCA Information for previous years is available as follows:
- From 2004 to present: Prescription Cost Analysis on the NHS Digital website
- For 1998 to 2003: Prescription Cost Analysis on the Department of Health website
For more details about Prescription Cost Analysis or if you have any comments about this publication please contact us.
Highlights
Please note: in the Excel spreadsheet found at the link entitled "Prescription Cost Analysis as Excel spreadsheet" above, the title originally read:- "Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis: England. January to February 2011 - Data by individual preparation" This was incorrect and should have read: "Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis: England. January to March 2011 - Data by individual preparation."
A replacement version of the spreadsheet (v2) has now been provided with the corrected title (as at 14 July 2011). Note that the data in the original spreadsheet was for the period January to March 2011 and was therefore correct.
Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) provides details of the number of items and the net ingredient cost of all prescriptions dispensed in the community in England. The drugs dispensed are listed by British National Formulary (BNF) therapeutic class. This is the first quarterly publication and covers Quarter 1 (January to March) 2011.
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