How many prescriptions does the average person in Wales receive each year?
Prescription items dispensed per head of population in Wales 2004 to 2014
Prescription items dispensed in Wales 2004 to 2014 (millions)
How much does NHS Wales spend annually on medicines?
All Wales expenditure (community + hospital) on medicines 2007-2014
Welsh Government expenditure by MEG 2015/16
Wythnos Ffocws ar Bolis / Policy Focus Week
How effective are medicines? Wythnos Ffocws ar Bolis / Policy Focus Week
Shared Decision Making tool demonstrating benefits and harms of antibiotic therapy for otitis media NNT 20 NNH 20
Policy context Early Access to Medicines Scheme (UK wide) Accelerated Access Review (UK wide) EU PRIME designation (EU wide) NICE highly specialised technologies (England and Wales) NICE technology appraisals (England and Wales) AWMSG appraisals (Wales) One Wales Cohort decisions (Wales) Individual Patient Funding Requests
Conclusions