This statistic displays the number of prescription drugs dispensed in Scotland, and covered by the NHS, from 2008/09 to 2023/24. Over 113 million prescription drug items were dispensed in Scotland under the NHS during financial year 2023/2024, a record for the provided period.
Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24
(in millions)
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Information Services Division, & NHS Health Scotland. (October 8, 2024). Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, und NHS Health Scotland. "Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions)." Chart. October 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, NHS Health Scotland. (2024). Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, and NHS Health Scotland. "Total Number of Pharmaceutical Prescription Items Dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division & NHS Health Scotland, Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph], Information Services Division, & NHS Health Scotland, October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
