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date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Prescription Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many prescriptions have been issued for (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) sedatives and hypnotics, and (4) antipsychotics, in the last six months; how many prescriptions in each of these categories were new prescriptions; and how these figures compare with the same period last year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the following tables by the NHS Business Services Authority:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>6,242,966</p></td><td><p>559,541</p></td><td><p>738,497</p></td><td><p>1,059,542</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>6,105,746</p></td><td><p>538,508</p></td><td><p>715,005</p></td><td><p>1,030,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>6,043,242</p></td><td><p>527,892</p></td><td><p>704,835</p></td><td><p>1,022,515</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>6,279,989</p></td><td><p>547,545</p></td><td><p>743,385</p></td><td><p>1,052,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>5,680,329</p></td><td><p>492,331</p></td><td><p>656,344</p></td><td><p>955,569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>6,153,299</p></td><td><p>527,789</p></td><td><p>699,736</p></td><td><p>1,021,958</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Number of items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month and Year</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>Anxiolytics</p></td><td><p>Barbiturates and Hypnotics</p></td><td><p>Antipsychotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>6,574,909</p></td><td><p>547,721</p></td><td><p>720,362</p></td><td><p>1,091,403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>6,324,255</p></td><td><p>515,711</p></td><td><p>683,198</p></td><td><p>1,045,301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>6,428,992</p></td><td><p>525,749</p></td><td><p>698,338</p></td><td><p>1,067,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>6,701,671</p></td><td><p>539,735</p></td><td><p>733,003</p></td><td><p>1,098,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>6,097,134</p></td><td><p>490,517</p></td><td><p>653,315</p></td><td><p>997,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>6,828,732</p></td><td><p>529,601</p></td><td><p>704,071</p></td><td><p>1,080,136</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The data provided is for prescriptions prescribed and dispensed in England only. The time periods covered are October 2019 – March 2020 inclusive and also October 2018 – March 2019 for comparison. March 2020 is the most recent dataset available.</p><p>The term ‘items’ refers to the number of times a product appears on a prescription form, and not the quantity prescribed. Any secondary indications or unlicensed uses of any of these medicines will not be apparent from the data.</p><p>The NHS Business Services Authority does not have enough information to determine if a prescription is ‘new’ for a particular patient.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 22/06/2020 10:58:43 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

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registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Illness: Prescription Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the cost to the NHS of prescribed drugs for the treatment of mental health during each of the last five years; and what assessment they have made of whether those drugs are being over-prescribed.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL6379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Information about the cost of prescribed drugs for the treatment of mental health during the last five years is given in the following table. No assessment has been made of whether the drugs are being over-prescribed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>National Health Service cost (£) of drugs used to treat mental health in primary care and secondary care in England, 2010/11 to 2014/15</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Primary care</p></td><td><p>£875,627</p></td><td><p>£895,885</p></td><td><p>£705,325</p></td><td><p>£755,679</p></td><td><p>£683,102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondary care</p></td><td><p>£93,717</p></td><td><p>£95,311</p></td><td><p>£88,981</p></td><td><p>£91,170</p></td><td><p>£95,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£969,344</p></td><td><p>£991,196</p></td><td><p>£794,306</p></td><td><p>£846,849</p></td><td><p>£778,667</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on why a drug has been prescribed is not available. Many of the drugs can be prescribed to treat a number of conditions. Therefore, it is possible that other medicines, not included in this response, have been prescribed for mental health. Also, the medicines included may have been prescribed to treat other conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Medicines from the following British National Formulary sections have been included to cover ‘the treatment of mental health’:</li></ol><p> </p><p>4.1 - hypnotics and anxiolytics</p><p>4.2 - drugs used in psychoses</p><p>4.3 - antidepressant drugs</p><p>4.4 - drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder</p><p>4.5 - drugs used in substance dependence</p><p>4.6 - drugs for dementia</p><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Cost information provided is the total Net Ingredient Cost and is the basic cost of the drug, which does not take account of discounts, dispensing costs, fees or prescription charges income. Primary care data has been taken from the Prescription Cost Analysis.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 08/03/2016 15:23:12 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich