Who is requesting the information:- ?????? What they want:- Annual figures for prescriptions of methylphenidate since the drug became available and number/percentage of prescriptions to under-16s. (The Daily Telegraph article referred to below states that "it is almost entirely prescribed to children under 16 in this country". I also note that in a written answer given on 17 September 2003, the health minister stated that, "In 2002, around 91 per cent. of the 254,000 prescription items were dispensed in the community to children (children under 16 and young people aged 16 to 18 in full time education). An estimated 1 per cent. of the items were dispensed to people aged 60 and over with the remainder being dispensed to other adults. These proportions have been similar in recent years.") If this information is not available from the PPA, please could you point me in the direction of the body that would hold this data. Why they want it:- News item in our quarterly bulletin. Does the request relate to Patient Safety concerns:- N/A Timescale for when it is wanted and for how long:- asap What they intend to do with it:- Refer to it in a brief news item in our quarterly bulletin. Who is funding it (i.e. research funded by a private company) N/A What agreements they have already obtained or are trying to obtain:- N/A