To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS prescriptions for antibiotics have been dispensed in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) antibiotic and (b) NHS board.
The information requested is provided in the following tables. The data show the number of prescribed items for antibiotics dispensed in the community, by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors, for the years ending 31 March 2000 to 2009. These data exclude the direct supply of medicines to patients from hospitals or hospital-based clinics.
NHS Board | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Ayrshire and Arran | 304,577 | 295,699 | 294,064 | 294,499 | 291,448 |
Argyll and Clyde | 355,033 | 340,562 | 341,180 | 340,690 | 341,554 |
Borders | 74,315 | 75,121 | 76,239 | 78,095 | 76,608 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 120,326 | 120,326 | 119,764 | 118,011 | 119,584 |
Fife | 297,198 | 285,291 | 287,495 | 292,596 | 287,366 |
Forth Valley | 226,386 | 225,191 | 221,593 | 230,459 | 228,322 |
Grampian | 409,874 | 386,900 | 384,855 | 383,614 | 388,384 |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 831,665 | 793,627 | 790,870 | 810,911 | 793,308 |
Highland | 157,244 | 147,567 | 147,882 | 146,664 | 145,622 |
Lanarkshire | 522,746 | 506,298 | 503,348 | 522,285 | 505,932 |
Lothian | 570,490 | 567,835 | 553,288 | 559,001 | 551,761 |
Orkney | 15,079 | 12,541 | 12,703 | 13,329 | 14,284 |
Shetland | 16,965 | 15,088 | 16,764 | 16,470 | 16,584 |
Tayside | 328,955 | 320,021 | 312,838 | 314,799 | 315,164 |
Western Isles | 22,307 | 20,739 | 20,811 | 22,880 | 23,033 |
Scotland | 4,253,160 | 4,112,806 | 4,083,694 | 4,144,303 | 4,098,954 |
NHS Board | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
Ayrshire and Arran | 293,302 | 301,444 | 306,296 | 315,522 | 325,271 |
Argyll and Clyde | 340,728 | 346,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Borders | 76,414 | 78,047 | 81,094 | 80,952 | 83,974 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 117,825 | 120,409 | 121,525 | 123,031 | 127,769 |
Fife | 285,444 | 294,353 | 298,333 | 306,839 | 312,951 |
Forth Valley | 227,551 | 234,853 | 238,241 | 242,335 | 248,633 |
Grampian | 387,985 | 401,436 | 415,939 | 418,995 | 418,878 |
Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 788,576 | 804,345 | 1,100,804 | 1,127,263 | 1,151,923 |
Highland | 150,924 | 154,171 | 229,668 | 230,028 | 228,181 |
Lanarkshire | 498,904 | 508,782 | 525,920 | 538,563 | 560,305 |
Lothian | 547,308 | 550,401 | 557,056 | 570,809 | 590,622 |
Orkney | 13,978 | 13,674 | 13,317 | 13,830 | 13,804 |
Shetland | 17,189 | 17,578 | 17,555 | 16,297 | 17,221 |
Tayside | 314,731 | 324,088 | 333,118 | 330,041 | 331,034 |
Western Isles | 22,341 | 22,433 | 23,601 | 22,825 | 23,637 |
Scotland | 4,083,200 | 4,172,304 | 4,262,467 | 4,337,330 | 4,434,203 |
Notes:
1. NHS Argyll and Clyde ceased to exist as a single entity from April 2006. Argyll and Bute was absorbed into NHS Highland and the remainder into NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
2. Figures for the years ending 31 March 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been revised over previously published figures due to improved coding of individual medicines on the data source.
3. The information in the tables has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland.
Approved Drug Name | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Amikacin | 0 | * | 0 | 28 | 8 |
Amoxicillin | 1,335,324 | 1,288,850 | 1,270,933 | 1,291,931 | 1,274,814 |
Ampicillin | 11,913 | 8,463 | 6,151 | 5,407 | 4,159 |
Azithromycin | 9,455 | 9,065 | 10,134 | 11,373 | 13,514 |
Aztreonam | 21 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 13 |
Benzylpenicillin | 1,532 | 1,548 | 1,813 | 2,039 | 2,017 |
Capreomycin | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Cefaclor | 56,573 | 52,871 | 52,194 | 46,957 | 39,746 |
Cefadroxil | 193 | 187 | 195 | 166 | 82 |
Cefalexin | 263,982 | 262,408 | 266,397 | 272,713 | 273,156 |
Cefixime | 4,076 | 3,143 | 2,889 | 2,218 | 1,685 |
Cefotaxime | 250 | 356 | 379 | 542 | 648 |
Cefpirome | * | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Cefpodoxime | 120 | 85 | 81 | 107 | 76 |
Cefprozil | 9 | 14 | 18 | 7 | * |
Cefradine | 33,038 | 27,968 | 24,217 | 21,922 | 21,215 |
Ceftazidime | 266 | 216 | 231 | 204 | 157 |
Ceftibuten | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ceftriaxone Sodium | 25 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 94 |
Cefuroxime | 11,507 | 10,290 | 9,914 | 9,462 | 9,383 |
Chloramphenicol | 123 | 147 | 184 | 375 | 487 |
Cinoxacin | 58 | 38 | * | 0 | 0 |
Ciprofloxacin | 153,623 | 149,565 | 158,650 | 155,052 | 159,690 |
Clarithromycin | 114,710 | 116,196 | 127,130 | 138,514 | 143,263 |
Clindamycin | 3,510 | 3,603 | 4,019 | 4,900 | 5,292 |
Clofazimine | 25 | 40 | 47 | 21 | 20 |
Co-Amoxiclav | 312,617 | 289,435 | 283,494 | 280,646 | 279,879 |
Co-Fluampicil | 17,550 | 14,790 | 13,533 | 12,994 | 11,969 |
Colistin | 2,027 | 2,033 | 2,022 | 2,093 | 2,152 |
Co-Trimoxazole | 6,064 | 4,994 | 4,657 | 4,297 | 4,143 |
Cycloserine | 583 | 585 | 584 | 415 | 371 |
Dapsone | 4,238 | 4,201 | 4,356 | 4,587 | 4,361 |
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride | 267 | 306 | 399 | 376 | 396 |
Doxycycline | 105,951 | 101,745 | 99,194 | 97,520 | 94,233 |
Ertapenem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Erythromycin | 393,544 | 362,166 | 344,024 | 338,892 | 317,703 |
Ethambutol Hydrochloride | 2,511 | 2,406 | 2,384 | 2,172 | 2,026 |
Flucloxacillin | 305,432 | 317,014 | 329,678 | 344,197 | 352,943 |
Fusidic Acid | 1,663 | 4,101 | 3,556 | 2,863 | 2,956 |
Gentamicin | 1,060 | 1,116 | 938 | 839 | 829 |
Grepafloxacin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hexamine Hippurate | 1,619 | 1,575 | 1,523 | 795 | 0 |
Imipenem with Cilastatin | 5 | * | * | 7 | 5 |
Isoniazid | 977 | 690 | 358 | 819 | 773 |
Levofloxacin | 4,437 | 4,075 | 3,691 | 3,460 | 3,027 |
Lymecycline | 10,744 | 14,778 | 18,794 | 23,033 | 28,590 |
Meropenem | 70 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 54 |
Methenamine Hippurate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 1,332 |
Metronidazole | 148,350 | 141,741 | 141,507 | 153,788 | 153,765 |
Metronidazole with Nystatin | 147 | 122 | 108 | 106 | 25 |
Minocycline | 77,052 | 72,141 | 73,139 | 72,993 | 69,792 |
Moxifloxacin | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 99 |
Nalidixic Acid | 2,937 | 2,488 | 2,172 | 1,821 | 903 |
Neomycin Sulphate | 182 | 157 | 139 | 154 | 89 |
Netilmicin | 14 | 9 | 11 | 5 | * |
Nitrofurantoin | 28,749 | 28,671 | 28,803 | 31,470 | 33,495 |
Norfloxacin | 8,854 | 8,376 | 8,759 | 8,526 | 8,087 |
Ofloxacin | 7,438 | 7,119 | 8,095 | 8,682 | 8,893 |
Oxytetracycline | 145,671 | 136,565 | 130,709 | 129,084 | 125,692 |
Phenoxymethypenicillin | 336,625 | 328,891 | 310,603 | 321,125 | 305,250 |
Piperacillin | 37 | 34 | 33 | * | 0 |
Piperacillin with Tazobactam | 18 | 9 | * | 5 | 30 |
Pivmecillinam | * | 197 | 77 | 53 | 27 |
Procaine Penicillin | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pyrazinamide | 699 | 485 | 463 | 385 | 97 |
Rifabutin | 137 | 114 | 125 | 85 | 74 |
Rifampicin | 3,995 | 3,571 | 3,702 | 3,315 | 3,346 |
Rifampicin with Isoniazid | 2,986 | 2,843 | 2,696 | 2,481 | 2,614 |
Streptomycin | 9 | 14 | 8 | * | * |
Sulfadiazine | 85 | 253 | 515 | 130 | 184 |
Sulfametopyrazine | 637 | 502 | 446 | 139 | 0 |
Sulphadimidine | 0 | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Sulphapyridine | 0 | 0 | 19 | 71 | 65 |
Teicoplanin | 72 | 113 | 89 | 114 | 118 |
Telithromycin | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | * |
Tetracycline | 10,824 | 9,774 | 9,377 | 9,368 | 8,423 |
Tetracycline, Chlortetracycline and Demeclocycline | 2,253 | 1,620 | 1,454 | 1,100 | 866 |
Thalidomide | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tinidazole | 503 | 431 | 433 | 337 | 243 |
Tobramycin | 499 | 395 | 241 | 220 | 213 |
Trimethoprim | 302,490 | 304,840 | 310,910 | 313,787 | 319,131 |
Vancomycin | 148 | 124 | 160 | 180 | 164 |
All Antibiotics | 4,253,160 | 4,112,806 | 4,083,694 | 4,144,303 | 4,098,954 |
Approved Drug Name | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
Amikacin | 16 | 5 | 14 | * | 11 |
Amoxicillin | 1,274,136 | 1,302,731 | 1,341,259 | 1,358,449 | 1,392,269 |
Ampicillin | 3,588 | 2,950 | 1,685 | 1,102 | 1,015 |
Azithromycin | 14,633 | 16,731 | 19,231 | 21,062 | 25,095 |
Aztreonam | 10 | 6 | * | * | * |
Benzylpenicillin | 1,560 | 1,979 | 1,832 | 1,791 | 1,834 |
Capreomycin | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cefaclor | 34,633 | 31,449 | 28,196 | 24,551 | 18,892 |
Cefadroxil | 110 | 92 | 141 | 153 | 147 |
Cefalexin | 279,278 | 286,240 | 286,338 | 282,003 | 266,878 |
Cefixime | 1,727 | 1,585 | 1,590 | 1,701 | 1,696 |
Cefotaxime | 705 | 677 | 812 | 959 | 1,268 |
Cefpirome | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cefpodoxime | 100 | 126 | 149 | 172 | 140 |
Cefprozil | 7 | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Cefradine | 20,559 | 19,873 | 18,026 | 17,233 | 15,969 |
Ceftazidime | 137 | 141 | 134 | 88 | 91 |
Ceftibuten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ceftriaxone Sodium | 110 | 136 | 143 | 158 | 148 |
Cefuroxime | 9,124 | 9,626 | 8,356 | 8,186 | 7,341 |
Chloramphenicol | 261 | 303 | 465 | 281 | 257 |
Cinoxacin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ciprofloxacin | 166,766 | 177,742 | 182,955 | 193,209 | 198,835 |
Clarithromycin | 148,327 | 160,952 | 180,671 | 196,871 | 215,670 |
Clindamycin | 6,069 | 7,133 | 8,191 | 9,582 | 7,969 |
Clofazimine | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Co-Amoxiclav | 276,942 | 287,273 | 294,380 | 302,300 | 292,815 |
Co-Fluampicil | 10,666 | 10,250 | 9,405 | 8,301 | 7,232 |
Colistin | 2,175 | 2,450 | 2,614 | 2,772 | 2,881 |
Co-Trimoxazole | 4,346 | 4,872 | 4,761 | 4,985 | 5,023 |
Cycloserine | 327 | 299 | 309 | 278 | 208 |
Dapsone | 4,266 | 4,497 | 4,409 | 4,506 | 4,640 |
Demeclocycline Hydrochloride | 369 | 415 | 567 | 594 | 685 |
Doxycycline | 91,913 | 92,720 | 92,752 | 95,679 | 100,613 |
Ertapenem | * | * | * | * | * |
Erythromycin | 301,277 | 295,640 | 293,003 | 288,003 | 280,808 |
Ethambutol Hydrochloride | 2,217 | 2,113 | 2,412 | 2,574 | 2,619 |
Flucloxacillin | 357,145 | 359,122 | 374,161 | 374,881 | 396,631 |
Fusidic Acid | 3,009 | 2,940 | 2,736 | 2,323 | 2,327 |
Gentamicin | 798 | 750 | 646 | 573 | 512 |
Grepafloxacin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hexamine Hippurate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imipenem with Cilastatin | 6 | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Isoniazid | 968 | 1,066 | 749 | 791 | 836 |
Levofloxacin | 3,229 | 2,891 | 2,917 | 2,656 | 2,329 |
Lymecycline | 35,529 | 42,316 | 48,557 | 60,215 | 73,984 |
Meropenem | 48 | 69 | 44 | 46 | 26 |
Methenamine Hippurate | 1,313 | 1,339 | 1,340 | 1,264 | 1,395 |
Metronidazole | 151,098 | 155,100 | 161,553 | 169,757 | 178,459 |
Metronidazole with Nystatin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minocycline | 63,368 | 54,644 | 46,826 | 36,159 | 32,322 |
Moxifloxacin | 440 | 730 | 1,440 | 2,226 | 1,633 |
Nalidixic Acid | 634 | 554 | 139 | 153 | 179 |
Neomycin Sulphate | 149 | 178 | 166 | 227 | 212 |
Netilmicin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nitrofurantoin | 36,505 | 39,526 | 47,687 | 54,559 | 68,662 |
Norfloxacin | 7,726 | 7,485 | 7,194 | 5,308 | 4,741 |
Ofloxacin | 9,426 | 9,463 | 9,010 | 9,087 | 8,849 |
Oxytetracycline | 122,495 | 118,350 | 114,728 | 112,566 | 113,288 |
Phenoxymethypenicillin | 292,679 | 305,535 | 296,390 | 308,110 | 303,932 |
Piperacillin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Piperacillin with Tazobactam | 25 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
Pivmecillinam | 20 | 19 | 33 | 65 | 93 |
Procaine Penicillin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pyrazinamide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rifabutin | 57 | 70 | 64 | 67 | 54 |
Rifampicin | 3,788 | 3,680 | 3,544 | 3,635 | 3,678 |
Rifampicin with Isoniazid | 2,328 | 2,112 | 2,097 | 2,136 | 2,279 |
Streptomycin | * | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sulfadiazine | 181 | 166 | 181 | 95 | 76 |
Sulfametopyrazine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sulphadimidine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sulphapyridine | 62 | 40 | * | 0 | 0 |
Teicoplanin | 93 | 55 | 37 | 26 | 49 |
Telithromycin | * | 10 | 16 | * | - |
Tetracycline | 7,984 | 7,574 | 7,365 | 6,725 | 6,960 |
Tetracycline, Chlortetracycline and Demeclocycline | 527 | 474 | 100 | 21 | 0 |
Thalidomide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tinidazole | 258 | 234 | 220 | 223 | 216 |
Tobramycin | 255 | 284 | 285 | 335 | 309 |
Trimethoprim | 324,473 | 334,209 | 347,127 | 354,978 | 376,365 |
Vancomycin | 205 | 256 | 291 | 552 | 729 |
All Antibiotics | 4,083,200 | 4,172,304 | 4,262,467 | 4,337,330 | 4,434,203 |
Notes:
1. *Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure of individuals.
2. Figures for the years ending 31 March 2006, 2007 and 2008 have been revised over previously published figures due to improved coding of individual medicines on the data source.
3. The information in the tables has been provided by NHS National Services Scotland.