Prescription & Net Drug Cost Totals

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In the 10 years of available statistics, the 2008 SSRI / SNRI Total Annual Net Costs of £195.6 Million were the lowest since 1998, when Total Net Costs were £174,59 Million.

In 2008 £159,83 Million less cost, brought 16,1 Million more prescriptions than in 1998, when Total Prescription were 8,27 Million.


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Data collection reference:
Department of Health; NHS; Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) - England.
1998 to 2007:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PublicationsAndStatistics/Statistics/StatisticalWorkAreas/StatisticalHealthCare/DH_4086488
2008:
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/PCA%202008/PCA%202008.pdf
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