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Prescribing by Dentists - England, 2009

Publication date: May 26, 2010
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Summary

This bulletin provides an overview of NHS prescriptions written by dentists and dispensed in the community. It is based on data supplied by the Prescription Services division of the NHS Business Services Authority.

The bulletin looks at national level data for 2009 in terms of prescription items and Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) and looks at changes since 2005.

Key facts

  • In 2009 4.9 million prescription items, at a Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of £10.4 million were prescribed by dentists and dispensed in the community.
  • This represents a 5.6 per cent rise in prescription items and a 0.7 per cent rise in NIC when compared to 2008.
  • In 2009 prescribing of Controlled Drugs (Schedules 1-5) by dentists represented 0.09 per cent of all Controlled Drug items and 0.01 per cent of the total NIC for Controlled Drugs.

Coverage

Date Range: January 01, 2005 to December 31, 2009
Geographical coverage:
England
Geographical granularity:
Country

Related links

Scotland PCA on the National Services Scotland website Wales PCA on the Welsh Assembly Government websiteNorthern Ireland PCA on the HSC Business Services Organisation websiteView previous versions of this publication
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