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<p>There have been 1,700 items for Sativex prescribed on an NHS prescription, dispensed
in the community in England and submitted to the NHS Business Services Authority for
reimbursement for the period November 2019 to August 2020, the latest data available.
The following table shows the number of items by month.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November
2019</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2020</p></td><td><p>175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2020</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2020</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2020</p></td><td><p>187</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May
2020</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2020</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2020</p></td><td><p>153</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The
NHS Business Service Authority is unable to provide the number of National Health
Service prescription items for unlicensed cannabis-based products dispensed in the
community in England. This information is being withheld in accordance with the General
Data Protection Regulation, due to the number of items attributed to less than five
patients and potential for patient identifiable information to be published.</p>
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