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<p>The net ingredient cost of paracetamol items prescribed in the United Kingdom and
dispensed in England in each of the last five years is provided in the table below.
The cost reported is at reimbursement prices. This does not take account of the margin
that pharmacies earn on the medicines they dispense. This margin is subsequently taken
into account as contributing towards the target level of funding for community pharmacy
as part of the community pharmacy contractual framework.</p><p> </p><p>Net Ingredient
Cost (NIC) per prescription items of paracetamol dispensed in England in each financial
year within British National Formulary 4.7.1 non-opioid analgesics</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial
Year</p></td><td><p>NIC</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td><td><p>NIC per Item</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£73,793,906</p></td><td><p>21,963,186</p></td><td><p>£3.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£83,146,567</p></td><td><p>22,616,462</p></td><td><p>£3.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£86,884,281</p></td><td><p>23,326,577</p></td><td><p>£3.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£84,863,269</p></td><td><p>22,664,359</p></td><td><p>£3.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£70,187,088</p></td><td><p>21,740,142</p></td><td><p>£3.23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA)</p>
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