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<p>The total number of repeat dispensing prescription items issued by wholly distance
selling pharmacies, including internet pharmacies, and other community pharmacies,
including those on the high street, for each year since April 2013 in England is detailed
in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Time Period</p></td><td><p>Repeat
Dispensing Prescription Items for Distant Selling Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Repeat
Dispensing Prescription Items for Other Community Pharmacies</p></td><td><p>Yearly
Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 (Apr-Dec 2013)</p></td><td><p>625,157</p></td><td><p>49,222,450</p></td><td><p>49,847,607</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014
(Jan-Dec 2014)</p></td><td><p>1,076,060</p></td><td><p>73,769,909</p></td><td><p>74,845,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015
(Jan-Dec 2015)</p></td><td><p>1,482,942</p></td><td><p>84,411,853</p></td><td><p>85,894,795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016
(Jan-Dec 2016)</p></td><td><p>2,001,326</p></td><td><p>95,730,820</p></td><td><p>97,732,146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017
(Jan-May 2017)</p></td><td><p>930,753</p></td><td><p>42,216,958</p></td><td><p>43,147,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6,116,238</p></td><td><p>345,351,990</p></td><td><p>351,468,228</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
requested data is not provided before 2013 as the NHS Business Services Authority
only holds prescription payment data for a period of 60 months, at which point it
is destroyed in line with their records management policy. Also this coincides with
NHS England becoming responsible for commissioning community pharmacy services from
April 2013. As such, data is attached on repeat dispensing prescription items by NHS
England local areas, rather than local authority areas.</p>
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