Response Date:  24 Apr 2006

The reimbursement amount for each unit is £29.28 per unit (April 2006 price). The most current data we hold for this drug is for the quarter to March 2005 where there was no prescribing in Primary Care. We cannot supply by region as we do not hold the data nor do we hold data relating to prescribing within secondary care. Under the act I have a duty to advise and assist you and with regard to that duty may I draw your attention to the fact that the Freedom of Information Act 2000 does not require public authorities to manipulate data to satisfy a request for information. The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most documents supplied by the Prescription Pricing Authority will have been produced by government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright on HMSOnline at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/copyright/licences/click-use-home.htm ?/? Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information. This information provided is based on our understanding of your request and is provided solely to meet your request. The information should therefore not be regarded as suitable to be used or relied upon by any person or organisation for any purpose or in any context. Any person or organisation who obtains access to the information and chooses to rely on the information will do so at their own risk. The PPA accepts no responsibility for subsequent use of the information provided.