FOI-03811

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469777841,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777842,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777843,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469777844,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469769226,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}">Request</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You asked us:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">I am writing to formally request information on the annual quantity (kg) of 9 chemical substances in drugs prescribed in England since 1990, if any, for scientific research purposes.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">The 9 target chemical substances are: Ibuprofen, Ivermectin, Ketoprofen, Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Carbamazepine, Amoxicillin, Chloramphenicol, and Flubendazole.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Although data on the quantity of prescribed drugs are available on the NHS website (English Prescribing Dataset (EPD) with SNOMED Code), some drug items do not show the quantity of substances in the product, and the data is available only since 2000.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">I did not find such data on the FOI Disclosure Log page. However, if the requested data is available somewhere on your website, please let me know.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on&nbsp;11 May 2026</span><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Our response</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Under&nbsp;Section 21 of&nbsp;the&nbsp;FOIA&nbsp;we&nbsp;are not required to&nbsp;provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The information you requested&nbsp;is publicly&nbsp;availablein&nbsp;the English Prescribing Dataset (EPD) with SNOMED Code and the Prescription Cost Analysis (PCA) Monthly Administrative Data. Both datasets include the quantities of items prescribed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please note that we can only provide quantities in the unit of measure recorded in the dataset. We&nbsp;are not able to&nbsp;convert these quantities into kilograms.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the data we hold is&nbsp;only&nbsp;available from 2000&nbsp;onwards..</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The links below should help you access the datasets and explore the information you need:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><a href="https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/prescription-cost-analysis-pca-monthly-data</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Please see the following link to view the section&nbsp;21&nbsp;in full -&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/21</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p>

Tags: Amoxicillin, Carbamazepine, Chloramphenicol, Clarithromycin, Erythromycin, Flubendazole, Ivermectin, Ketoprofen, ibuprofen
Organization: Freedom of Information Disclosure Log