Key Facts

Key variable This quarter Change since last quarter (%) Change since last year (%)
Number of Items 11,345,400 -1.5 1.0
Ingredient Cost (£) 123,391,900 -1.4 -2.7
Average Cost Per Item (£) 10.88 0.2 -3.6


Quarterly Series Tables

Download the quarterly pharmaceutical services statistics by clicking on the button below. This quarterly series is a subset of the annual information with data provided for selected key tables relating to the following topics:

  • Prescription items dispensed by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust), Local Government District, British National Formulary (BNF) Chapter, Age and Gender
  • Ingredient Cost of items dispensed by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust), Local Government District, British National Formulary (BNF) Chapter, Age and Gender
  • Average ingredient cost per item by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust), Local Government District, British National Formulary (BNF) Chapter, Age and Gender
  • Average total number of items per pharmacy by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust) and Local Government District
  • Average total ingredient cost per pharmacy by Local Commissioning Group (Health Trust) and Local Government District

The quarterly updates for quarters 1 to 3 within the most recent financial year should be treated as provisional until figures are finalised to produce the end of year annual and quarter 4 reports.

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Trend Charts

1.1 Items

Figure 1.1a: Number of Prescription Items in NI by financial quarter

Figure 1.1b: Items by financial quarter and Local Commissioning Group

1.2 Ingredient Cost

Figure 1.2a: Ingredient cost in NI by financial quarter

Figure 1.2b: Ingredient Cost by financial quarter and Local Commissioning Group

1.3 Average Ingredient Cost per Item

Figure 1.3: Average Ingredient Cost per item by financial quarter and gender