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988850

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the views, experiences and opinions of individual professionals, researchers, commentators or patients will not be able to be included in his Department's, Prescribed medicines: an evidence review, published on 23 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	180245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The review is a public health evidence review of the published evidence and available data. This process is distinct from a public inquiry, which would include individual testimony.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/10/2018 16:58:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

862173

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 128033, on prescription drugs, when his Department first became aware of the NHS Business Services Authority data showing the number of unique patients prescribed (a) benzodiazepines and (b) z drugs.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	132592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department requested the information from NHS Business Services Authority when Question 128033 was tabled.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/03/2018 17:27:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

855587

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2018 to Question 128035, on Prescription Drugs, how many unique (a) male and (b) female patients were prescribed antidepressants in each of the last full two years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	130894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the requested format. Data relating to the clinical indication a prescription is intended for is not captured; some items dispensed can be used for a variety of clinical indications.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 130889 130890 130895 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:50:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

846185

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether prescriptions for antidepressants, benzodiazepines and z drugs are recorded in (a) prisons, (b) care homes for the elderly (c) children's homes and (d) any other institutions.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	128872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The patient records for those living in those institutional settings should include a record of them having received prescriptions. However, this is information which is not collected and held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/03/2018 15:06:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

846186

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data is held by the NHS Business Services Authority on the prescribing of (a) antidepressants, (b) benzodiazepines and (c) z drugs.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	128873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The following information is held by the NHS Business Services Authority in relation to the prescribing of antidepressants, benzodiazepines and z drugs:</p><p> </p><p>- The number of prescription items prescribed and dispensed in England for each category;</p><p>- The number of prescription items prescribed and dispensed in the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney for each category;</p><p>- The number of prescription items prescribed in the devolved authorities and dispensed in England;</p><p>- Dispensing time period;</p><p>- Organisational geographies;</p><p>- Prescribing organisation;</p><p>- Prescriber type;</p><p>- Dispensing organisation;</p><p>- Drug description including formulation, strength and quantity prescribed;</p><p>- Reimbursement price;</p><p>- Remuneration costs;</p><p>- Patients National Health Service number, age and date of birth; and</p><p>- Prescription type: paper prescription or electronic message and if the prescription is acute or repeat dispensing.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 01/03/2018 15:11:04 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

843918

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119603 on prescription drugs, what information his Department holds on the number of unique patients prescribed (a) benzodiazepines and (b) z drugs, including the duration of those prescriptions, for the last full two years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	128033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information is not held in the requested format. NHS Business Services Authority does not hold data relating to the dosage or the time period for which drugs are prescribed.</p><p> </p><p>Provided in the table below are the number of unique patients who have been prescribed benzodiazepines and z-drugs during the last full two years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Drug Group</p></td><td><p>Number of unique identifiable patients</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Items where patient could be identified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Benzodiazepine</p></td><td><p>1,631,587</p></td><td><p>93.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Benzodiazepine</p></td><td><p>1,605,565</p></td><td><p>94.60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Z-Drug</p></td><td><p>1,039,141</p></td><td><p>95.19%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Z-Drug</p></td><td><p>1,012,079</p></td><td><p>96.33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2018 16:49:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

843919

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of unique patients who have been prescribed (a) anti-depressants and (b) opioids, including the duration of those prescription in each of the last full two years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	128035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the requested format. NHS Business Services Authority does not hold data relating to the dosage or the time period for which drugs are prescribed.</p><p> </p><p>Provided in the table below are the number of unique patients who have been prescribed anti-depressants and opioids for the last full two years for which data is available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Drug Group</p></td><td><p>Number of unique identifiable patients</p></td><td><p>Proportion of Items where patient could be identified</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>7,038,347</p></td><td><p>96.27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>7,252,924</p></td><td><p>97.33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016 - December 2016</p></td><td><p>Opioids</p></td><td><p>3,156,156</p></td><td><p>94.04%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017 - December 2017</p></td><td><p>Opioids</p></td><td><p>3,131,472</p></td><td><p>95.10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/02/2018 16:51:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

819976

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prescriptions for (a) benzodiazepines, (b) z drugs and (c) antidepressants were issued in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	122048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The information is not available for the year requested. 2017 Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) data will be available in March 2018. Data for 2016 is shown in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Number of prescription items for benzodiazepines, z drugs and antidepressants written in the United Kingdom and dispensed in the community in England, 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Group</p></td><td><p>Items</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>benzodiazepines</p></td><td><p>10,004,374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>z drugs</p></td><td><p>6,351,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>antidepressant drugs BNF 4.3</p></td><td><p>64,703,568</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: PCA</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/01/2018 14:17:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

819977

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) hospital admissions and (b) deaths related to (i) benzodiazepines, (ii) z drugs and (ii) antidepressants there were in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	122049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2016-17, the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database showed the number of finished admission episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of benzodiazepines and antidepressants as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Benzodiazepines</p></td><td><p>7,313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Z drugs (Zopiclone / Zolpidem)</p></td><td><p>not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>16,108</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Similar information on the number of admissions for Z drugs cannot be extracted from the HES database. The classification of admissions includes, but is not limited to, those relating to the use of Z drugs and therefore these instances cannot be isolated.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the following information for drug related deaths:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Benzodiazepines</p></td><td><p>406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Z drugs</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antidepressants</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information was published by the ONS on 2 August 2017 and is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoningenglandandwalesreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoningenglandandwalesreferencetable</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/01/2018 14:24:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

819978

registered interest
date	10/01/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many licences for the manufacture or supply of (a) benzodiazepines (b) z drugs and (c) antidepressants have been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	122050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of licences (marketing authorisations) for the manufacture or supply of benzodiazepines z drugs and antidepressants issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the last year (2017) are:</p><p> </p><p>Benzodiazepines: six licences</p><p>Z-drugs: six licences</p><p>Antidepressants: 33 licences</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/01/2018 14:15:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith