Request

For the period July to December 2024 inclusive, for prescriptions dispensed by Pharmacy Contractors in scotland could you please provide figures for: The total number of prescription items reimbursed The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 7 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 14 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 28 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 56 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 84 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 112 The total number of prescription items with a quantity of 168

Can all formulations and item types please be aggregated to show the full breakdown by quantity dispensed and no other filter

Response

am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested for Scotland is not held by the NHS Business Services Authority. We only hold this information for England.

Advice and assistance

NHSBSA do not data is linked to Scottish dispensing contractors, therefore we would be unable to provide data in relation to this question.

Public Health Scotland hold Scottish prescribing data, and they may hold some or all of the information you require. They can be contacted at:

https://publichealthscotland.scot/contact-us/freedom-of-information-foi-and-environmental-information-regulation-eir-requests/

Publishing this response

Please note that this information will be published on our Freedom of Information disclosure log at:

https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02769

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