FOI-01763

##Request


What was the number of benzodiazepine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley?
What was the number of gabapentinoids new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley? 
What was the number of z-drug new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley?

What was the number of benzodiazepine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023  across Dudley?
What was the number of gabapentinoids repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley? 
What was the number of z-drug repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Dudley?

What was the number of benzodiazepine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Sandwell? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023  across Sandwell? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023  across Sandwell? 
What was the number of z-drug new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023  across Sandwell?

What was the number of benzodiazepine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Sandwell? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Sandwell? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Sandwell? What was the number of z-drug repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed  between 2019 and 2023 across Sandwell?

What was the number of benzodiazepine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of z-drug new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall?

What was the number of benzodiazepine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall? 
What was the number of z-drug repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Walsall?


What was the number of benzodiazepine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of z-drug new prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton?

What was the number of benzodiazepine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 - 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of opioid pain medicine repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of gabapentinoids repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton? 
What was the number of z-drug repeat prescriptions issued and dispensed between 2019 and 2023 across Wolverhampton?

Date Range: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2023

On 13 March you clarified the following:

•	By new prescriptions I mean acute prescriptions that have been issued by the GP but have not been added to the repeat prescription list. 

•	By repeat prescriptions I mean medications a doctor has clinically assessed as stable long-term medications and appropriate to be added to the patients repeat medication list.

•	Thank you for the clarification on the information that you hold, the information on prescriptions which have been submitted for reimbursement by a dispenser only will be sufficient to answer the request. 

•	 I am requesting the information about prescriptions dispensed within NHS Black Country ICB (Sub ICB Location ODS Code: D2P2L)
 
•	The opioid pain medicine I refer to are specified in BNF section 4.7.2: Opioid analgesics.


Tags: NHS Prescriptions, benzodiazepine, gabapentinoids
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