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Asthma: Medical Equipment

Asked by Sarah RussellLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 December 2024UIN 17446

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many pressurised metered dose inhalers were prescribed by the NHS in the last year for which data is available.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Information provided by the NHS Business Services Authority gives the quantities of each medicine dispensed in the community in England. The total number of pressurised inhalers that were dispensed in England from October 2023 to September 2024 was 42.3 million.

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