WQ90328 (e) Tabled on 08/01/2024

What is the total amount spent by the NHS in Wales on medications dispensed in the community for each of the last 5 years?

Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services | Answered on 16/01/2024

The total reimbursement paid to pharmacies and dispensing doctors in Wales for medicines they dispense against prescriptions in each of the last five years is as follows:

Year

Total Reimbursement

2022-2023

£596,651,414

2021-2022

£553,025,918

2020-2021

£550,653,497

2019-2020

£521,480,876

2018-2019

£495,135,413

The information has been provided by the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.