Remdesivir

Summary

The requester asked for the number of times Remdesivir was prescribed on the Isle of Man between 2018 and 2021. Manx Care disclosed the total quantity of Remdesivir issued by month and formulation, noting that patient-level data was unavailable.

Key Facts

• Remdesivir was not issued on the Isle of Man between January 2018 and October 2020.
• Issuance of Remdesivir began in November 2020 and peaked in March 2021.
• The total amount of Remdesivir 100mg powder issued from January 2018 to December 2021 was 835 units.
• The total amount of Remdesivir 100mg/20mL concentrate issued during the same period was 6 units.
• Manx Care does not hold patient-level data for Remdesivir prescriptions.

Data Disclosed

• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• Jan.18 - Oct.20
• Nov.20
• Dec.20
• Jan.21
• Feb.21
• Mar.21
• Apr.21
• May.21
• Jun.21
• Jul.21
• Aug.21
• Sep.21
• Oct.21
• Nov.21
• Dec 21
• 0
• 3
• 6
• 13
• 191
• 1
• 82
• 170
• 57
• 98
• 54
• 160
• 835
• 2298237
• 2022-02-28
• 2022-03-15

Original Request

Please can you confirm how times Remdesivir has been prescribed on the Isle of Man in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 please.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 2298237 15 March 2022

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 28 February 2022 and which states:

"Please can you confirm how times Remdesivir has been prescribed on the Isle of Man in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 please. Our response REMDESIVIR issued: January 2018 - December 2021 Period REMDESIVIR 100mg POWDER FOR CONC. FOR SOLN FOR INFUSION1 REMDESIVIR 100mg/20mL CONC. FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION(1) Jan.18 - Oct.20 0 0 Nov.20 3 6 Dec.20 6 0 Jan.21 13 0 Feb.21 0 0 Mar.21 191 0 Apr.21 1 0 May.21 0 0 Jun.21 0 0 Jul.21 82 0 Aug.21 170 0 Sep.21 57 0 Oct.21 98 0 Nov.21 54 0 Dec 21 160 0 Total 835 6 The above figures are for the amount issued. We don’t have patient level data available for Remdesivir.

Please quote the reference number 2298237 in any future communications.

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