❓ Ms. Davies asks the Minister for Health for data on stimulant prescriptions for 2018-2020, including the number of prescribers, total prescriptions issued, and the number of adults supplied ADHD medicine per 1000 population. The answer provides the number of prescribers and the per capita prescription rates, but states that total prescription data is not collected.
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I refer to annual reports on the Stimulant Regulatory Scheme, previously published in the public domain and ask: (a) For the year 2018 please provide: (i) the number of specialists prescribing stimulants; (ii) the total number of prescriptions issued by individual specialists; and (iii) The number of people aged 18+ supplied an ADHD medicine per 1000 population, broken down by the type of medicine; (b) For the year 2019 please provide: (i) the number of specialists prescribing stimulants; (ii) the total number of prescriptions issued by individual specialists; and (iii) the number of people aged 18+ supplied an ADHD medicine per 1000 population, broken down by the type of medicine; and (c) For the year 2020 please provide: (i) the number of specialists prescribing stimulants; (ii) the total number of prescriptions issued by individual specialists; and (iii) the number of people aged 18+ supplied an ADHD medicine per 1000 population, broken down by the type of medicine?
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Answered
7 September 2021
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) For 2018
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 294.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions is not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 populations are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.0 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.5 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.3 per 1000
(b) For 2019
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 311.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions is not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 population are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.1 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.6 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.5 per 1000
(c) For 2020
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 330.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions was not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 population are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.5 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.7 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.8 per 1000
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 294.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions is not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 populations are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.0 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.5 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.3 per 1000
(b) For 2019
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 311.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions is not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 population are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.1 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.6 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.5 per 1000
(c) For 2020
(i) The number of active stimulant prescribers was 330.
(ii) Data on the total number of prescriptions was not collected for the Annual Report.
(iii) The number of adults who received ADHD medicines by type per 1000 population are:
a. Dexamfetamine 4.5 per 1000
b. Lisdexamfetamine 0.7 per 1000
c. Methylphenidate 1.8 per 1000
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