Prescriptions by exemption category and measure

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The statistics cover all prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists (including supermarket pharmacies), appliance contractors and dispensing doctors in Wales including items personally administered. The vast majority are written by General Medical Practitioners in Wales; however prescriptions written by nurses, dentists and hospital doctors are also included provided they were dispensed in the community. Also included are prescriptions written in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man but dispensed in Wales. The analyses do not include prescriptions written in Wales but dispensed outside Wales.

Category

Category 1

Category 2

Prescription forms - number

Prescription forms - per cent of total

Prescription items - number A prescription item refers to a single item prescribed on a prescription form. If a prescription form includes three items it is counted as three prescription items.

A prescription item refers to a single item prescribed on a prescription form. If a prescription form includes three items it is counted as three prescription items.

Prescription items - per cent of total A prescription item refers to a single item prescribed on a prescription form. If a prescription form includes three items it is counted as three prescription items.

Net Ingredient Cost - total Refers to the cost of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees. It does not include any adjustment for income obtained where a prescription charge is paid at the time the prescription is dispensed or where the patient has purchased a pre-payment certificate.

Refers to the cost of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees. It does not include any adjustment for income obtained where a prescription charge is paid at the time the prescription is dispensed or where the patient has purchased a pre-payment certificate.

Net Ingredient Cost - per cent of total Refers to the cost of the drug before discounts and does not include any dispensing costs or fees. It does not include any adjustment for income obtained where a prescription charge is paid at the time the prescription is dispensed or where the patient has purchased a pre-payment certificate.

Items Per Form

Cost Per Item (£)

Overall total

23,925,462

100.0

48,023,391

100.0

505,166,887.71

100.0

2.0

10.52

Overall total

Total exempt

20,530,077

85.8

42,646,995

88.8

433,322,427.66

85.8

2.1

10.16

Total exempt

No Declaration

108,847

0.5

227,056

0.5

2,504,722.81

0.5

2.1

11.03

Declaration Unspecified

236,376

1.0

412,987

0.9

4,165,877.27

0.8

1.8

10.09

Under 25 years of age

2,142,088

9.0

3,047,957

6.3

24,377,160.39

4.8

1.4

8.00

16, 17 or 18 and in full-time education

308,728

1.3

450,312

0.9

4,619,065.94

0.9

1.5

10.26

60 years of age or over

12,308,403

51.4

28,162,881

58.6

278,086,818.56

55.0

2.3

9.87

Maternity exemption certificate

175,748

0.7

259,424

0.5

2,170,123.92

0.4

1.5

8.37

Medical exemption certificate

1,472,528

6.2

3,218,337

6.7

44,560,254.16

8.8

2.2

13.85

War Pension exemption certificate

29,761

0.1

62,039

0.1

804,674.19

0.2

2.1

12.97

Current HC2 charges certificate

164,355

0.7

344,443

0.7

4,059,544.47

0.8

2.1

11.79

Income support

2,373,032

9.9

4,745,724

9.9

50,995,121.22

10.1

2.0

10.75

Income-based jobseeker's allowance

213,243

0.9

356,329

0.7

3,641,719.70

0.7

1.7

10.22

Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) exemption certificate

570,609

2.4

884,150

1.8

9,376,545.08

1.9

1.6

10.61

Disabled Person's Tax Credit (DPTC) exemption certificate

42,457

0.2

83,723

0.2

1,043,104.60

0.2

2.0

12.46

Family Credit

927

0.0

1,072

0.0

2,161.09

0.0

1.2

2.02

Disability Working Allowance

105

0.0

118

0.0

271.57

0.0

1.1

2.30

Free-of-charge contraceptives

382,870

1.6

390,443

0.8

2,915,262.69

0.6

1.0

7.47

Total not exempt

3,395,385

14.2

5,376,396

11.2

71,844,460.05

14.2

1.6

13.36

Total not exempt

Not Exempt

2,302,401

9.6

2,909,071

6.1

39,158,828.45

7.8

1.3

13.46

Prescription pre-payment certificate

1,092,057

4.6

2,465,820

5.1

32,662,776.89

6.5

2.3

13.25

Foreign Prescribed

927

0.0

1,505

0.0

22,854.71

0.0

1.6

15.19

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Hlth0202 NHS prescriptions by exemption category

HSA1, National assembly for Wales

Last Update: 26 August 2004
Was added to StatsWales: 26 August 2004

Next Update: August 2005
Will be added to StatsWales by: August 2005

Source: GP Prescription data (Prescription Management Services, Health Solutions Wales);
Contact: stats.health.info@wales.gsi.gov.uk

This table provides data on numbers of prescriptions dispensed in the community in Wales by exemption category. The statistics cover all prescriptions dispensed by community pharmacists (including supermarket pharmacies), appliance contractors and dispensing doctors in Wales including items personally administered. The vast majority are written by General Medical Practitioners in Wales; however prescriptions written by nurses, dentists and hospital doctors are also included provided they were dispensed in the community. Also included are prescriptions written in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man but dispensed in Wales. The analyses do not include prescriptions written in Wales but dispensed outside Wales.

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Hlth0202