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Publication, Part of Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community
Hospital Prescribing - England, 2004
Official statistics- Publication Date:
- 30 Sep 2005
- Geographic Coverage:
- England
- Geographical Granularity:
- Regions, Country, Strategic Health Authorities
- Date Range:
- 01 Jan 2004 to 31 Dec 2004
Summary
This is the first time that details of use of drugs in hospitals obtained from the Hospital Pharmacy Audit Index (HPAI) database maintained by IMS HEALTH have been made publicly available through the Health and Social Care Information Centre. This bulletin describes prescribing taking place within hospitals in England, at both national and Strategic Health Authority level. The bulletin also looks at how the balance between use of medicines in hospitals and in primary care differs between different therapeutic areas and between different Strategic Health Authorities. Another area examined by the bulletin is the use of drugs appraised by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Highlights
In 2004 the total cost of drugs used in the NHS is estimated at over 10 billion. Drugs issued in hospitals accounted for 22.3% of the total cost of drugs.
The cost of drugs used in hospitals rose by 9.9% between 2003 and 2004, compared with an increase of 7.5% in primary care. Note: hospital costs are estimated by pricing the actual volume using standard price lists. Hospitals may obtain discounts from these prices. All costs exclude discounts and dispensing fees.
ISBN Reference: 1-84636-023-4
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