Will the Cabinet Secretary provide a breakdown of the cost of paracetamol and ibuprofen procurement to the NHS over the last 5 years?
The cost of paracetamol and ibuprofen to NHS Wales over the last five years is as follows:
Paracetamol
|
|
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|
Hospitals |
£673,889 |
£491,837 |
£570,725 |
£736,951 |
£900,672 |
|
Primary Care |
£4,091,307 |
£5,720,683 |
£5,306,203 |
£5,261,238 |
£5,330,177 |
|
Total |
£4,765,196 |
£6,212,520 |
£5,876,928 |
£5,998,189 |
£6,230,849 |
Ibuprofen
|
|
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
|
Hospitals |
£72,479 |
£82,147 |
£99,138 |
£112,559 |
£108,517 |
|
Primary Care |
£1,494,124 |
£1,669,123 |
£1,465,127 |
£1,416,261 |
£1,830,357 |
|
Total |
£1,566,603 |
£1,751,270 |
£1,564,265 |
£1,528,820 |
£1,938,874 |
These costs include all presentations and strengths of paracetamol and ibuprofen. Hospital costs have been provided by All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre. Primary care costs have been provided by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership.