The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7223 p669
9 November 2002

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Welsh GPs issued 46m prescriptions

General practitioners in Wales issued prescriptions for 46 million items at a cost of £456m during 2001–02, according to new figures from the National Assembly for Wales, equivalent to 15.9 items and £156.91 net ingredient cost per person. The number of items was 6 per cent higher than the previous year and the cost increased by 11 per cent (8 per cent in real terms).