Written Question · S2W-11121 · Session 2
How many returns were received by the Common Services Agency in respect of the prescription of methadone in 2003-04.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many returns were received by the Common Services Agency in respect of the prescription of methadone in 2003-04.
The answer
Methadone hydrochloride can be used to treat cough in terminal disease, as an analgesic and as an adjunct in the treatment of opioid dependence.
The following table shows the number of prescribed items and the gross ingredient cost for all methadone prescribed items dispensed in the community in 2003-04. The cost given is that before the addition of any pharmacy fees and the deduction of any discount and prescription charges.
These data refer to prescribed items dispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors and do not take into account methadone dispensed by hospitals or hospital-based clinics.
Methadone Hydrochloride – Prescribed Items 2003-04
Year Ending 31-March
| Number Prescribed Items
2004
| 387,965
Data provided by NHS National Services Scotland.
The following table shows the number of prescribed items and the gross ingredient cost for all methadone prescribed items dispensed in the community in 2003-04. The cost given is that before the addition of any pharmacy fees and the deduction of any discount and prescription charges.
These data refer to prescribed items dispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors and do not take into account methadone dispensed by hospitals or hospital-based clinics.
Methadone Hydrochloride – Prescribed Items 2003-04
Year Ending 31-March
| Number Prescribed Items
2004
| 387,965
Data provided by NHS National Services Scotland.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-11121 by reference.