FOI-02847

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FOI-02847

FOI Request – FP34PCD Prescribing Data

You asked us:

‘I would like to make a Freedom of Information request for FP34PCD prescribing data for private prescriptions for ADHD and CNS drugs for every month between January 2015 and June 2024.

Please can you provide prescribing data for the number of private prescription items under section 0404 CNS stimulants and drugs used for ADHD.

I am looking for the number of items prescribed by practice name (i.e. dispensing organisation) in England and dispensed in the UK for every month between January 2015 and April 2025.

Please can you send a csv with the following data: 

  • Prescribing period (month and year)
  • Practice name and code
  • Number of items

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on Wednesday 21 May 2025

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

On Friday 13 June 2025 you clarified:

I can confirm that the dates in the first paragraph were included by mistake.

I am requesting the FP34PCD prescribing data for January 2015 to April 2025

Our response

I can confirm that the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) holds most of the information you have requested which is provided in this response. The information that we do not hold is practice information for private prescriptions. This means that we are unable to provide the practice name and code.

Prescribing data for January 2015 - February 2025

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested. However, under FOIA Section 21, we are not required to provide information in response to a FOI request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.

The information you requested is available on our Open Data Portal:

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Field Value
Source NHS Business Services Authority
Contact Information Governance
Version 1.0
State active
Last Updated July 11, 2025, 12:58 (UTC)
Created July 11, 2025, 12:46 (UTC)