Prescription Data

Summary

The requester asked for updated prescription figures for 2023/24 and the total cost of medicines dispensed for 2022/23 and 2023/24. Manx Care provided a full breakdown of prescriptions issued by surgeries and dispensed by pharmacies, along with the requested total costs.

Key Facts

• Total prescriptions issued by surgeries in 2023/24 was 682,751.
• Ramsey Group Practice issued the highest number of prescriptions at 141,147.
• Total cost of medicines dispensed in 2022/23 was £15,891,953.76.
• Total cost of medicines dispensed in 2023/24 was £15,442,525.26.
• The response included detailed figures for individual pharmacies and surgery groups.

Data Disclosed

• 682751
• 141147
• 15891953.76
• 15442525.26
• 2023/24
• 2022/23
• 2025-02-24
• 2025-03-12
• 4472801

Original Request

You previously supplied details of prescriptions issued by surgery and dispensed by pharmacies in FOI 3131518. Is it possible to supply an updated set of figures for 2023/24? Could you also please supply the total cost of the medicines dispensed by pharmacies for the years 2022/23 and 2023/24.

Data Tables (4)

Full Response Text

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

Our ref: 4472801 12 March 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 24 February 2025, which states:

"You previously supplied details of prescriptions issued by surgery and dispensed by pharmacies in FOI 3131518.
Is it possible to supply an updated set of figures for 2023/24?
Could you also please supply the total cost of the medicines dispensed by pharmacies for the years 2022/23 and 2023/24."

Response

Prescriptions issued by surgeries

2023/24 BALLASALLA GROUP PRACTICE (Y00009) 35445 CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE (Y00001) 42133 FINCH HILL HEALTH CENTRE (Y00944) 40540 HAILWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE LLC (Y00008) 66701 KENSINGTON GROUP PRACTICE (Y00005) 48131 LAXEY & VILLAGE WALK HEALTH CENTRES (Y00010) 70446 PALATINE GROUP PRACTICE (Y00007) 82723 PEEL GROUP PRACTICE (Y00002) 71656 RAMSEY GROUP PRACTICE (Y00003) 141147 RAMSEY WEST PRACTICE (Y02419) 3574 SNAEFELL SURGERY (Y00011) 3274 SOUTHERN GROUP PRACTICE (Y00004) 76981 TOTAL 682751

Prescriptions dispensed by pharmacies

2023/2024 BOOTS UK LIMITED (FTA37) 85298 CLEAR PHARMACY PORT ST MARY (FAT20) 26808 CLEAR PHARMACY, BOWRING ROAD, RAMSEY (FAT24) 26847 CLEAR PHARMACY MICHAEL STREET (FC249) 17056 CLEAR PHARMACY, PARLIAMENT STREET (FDK70) 13145

CLEAR PHARMACY, CASTLETOWN (FJ328) 13203 CLEAR PHARMACY, GOVERNORS HILL (FJH72) 14849 CLEAR PHARMACY, ATHOLL PLACE (FJK50) 49228 CLEAR PHARMACY, ANAGH COAR (FPQ34) 13943 CLEAR PHARMACY, CHURCH ROAD, PORT ERIN (FR849) 10223 CLEAR PHARMACY, WOODBOURNE ROAD (FTG69) 10694 CLEAR PHARMACY, VICTORIA ROAD, DOUGLAS (FTV30) 6354 CLEAR PHARMACY, ONCHAN (FTX92) 16765 CLEAR PHARMACY, ORCHARD ROAD, PORT ERIN (FVT72) 42507 CLEAR PHARMACY, CASTLE STREET, DOUGLAS (FWN22) 30870 CLEAR PHARMACY, ST PAUL'S SQUARE, RAMSEY (FXG28) 9862 LLOYDS PHARMACY ANAGH COAR (FD083) ( C 03-Oct-23 ) 15396 LLOYDS PHARMACY WOODBOURNE ROAD (FGW17) ( C 04-Oct-23 ) 11771 LLOYDS PHARMACY, VICTORIA ROAD, DOUGLAS (FNH12) ( C 12- Oct-23 ) 8863 LLOYDS PHARMACY, CASTLETOWN (FTA12) ( C 11-Oct-23 ) 15844 LLOYDS PHARMACY, ONCHAN (FTA27) ( C 06-Oct-23 ) 17897 LLOYDS PHARMACY GOVERNORS HILL (FTA29) ( C 05-Oct-23 ) 13390 LLOYDS PHARMACY, ST PAUL'S SQUARE, RAMSEY (FTA30) ( C 04- Oct-23 ) 9707

LLOYDS PHARMACY PARLIAMENT STREET (FTA35) ( C 04-Oct-23 ) 14396 LLOYDS PHARMACY, BOWRING ROAD, RAMSEY (FTA41) ( C 12-Oct- 23 ) 30417 HEMENSLEY (FTA03) 38673 KARSONS PHARMACY LTD (FWR24) 63047 KINRADE'S PHARMACY LTD (FTA25) 65669 LAXEY CHEMIST (FTA15) 23958 LLOYDS PHARMACY, CHURCH ROAD, PORT ERIN (FTA11) ( C 05- Oct-23 ) 12631 VILLAGE PHARMACY (FW147) 35433 CASTLE PHARMACY (FTA14) 11346 COSTAINS (FV888) 33977

Total cost of medicines dispensed by pharmacies

2022-2023 - £15,891,953.76

2023-2024 - £15,442,525.26

Please quote the reference number 4472801 in any future communications.

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