Source: Information Services Division, Healthcare Information Group
The total gross ingredient cost of antidepressant drugs during 2007/08 was £40.4 million, down £3.2 million from the previous year. This is attributable to a reductions in price for some of the drugs. By type the SSRIs contributed £11.9 million, 'Others' £17.6 million, Tricyclics £10.8 million and MAOIs £0.2 million to the total bill. Figures for the previous year were £15.1m, £16.5m, £11.8m and £0.3m respectively.
The cost per defined daily dose (DDD) for 2007/08 is £0.28 or £101 per annum, down from £0.32 (£116 per annum). Taking the GRO mid-year population estimate for 15 and over, the cost per head is calculated as £9.42 in 2007/08, down from £10.24 in the previous financial year.
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