Dispensing data for inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting beta agonists (LABA) 2020/21 to 2022/23

Thank you for your request dated 18 September 2023 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) for information related to ICS/LABA usage.

We are pleased to provide you with the information in full for table 1, 2, and partially for table 3 for your request in the excel spreadsheet you provided.

Please note that we are not able to provide some of the information in tables 3 and 4.

Pharmac only holds patient information for medicines dispensed in the community. As a result, these parts of your request are withheld under s18(g) of the OIA

We trust that this information answers your queries. Please note, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman about our response to your OIA, under section 28(3) of the OIA. Details of how to make a complaint(external link) are on the Ombudsman’s website.

To make information more freely available, we publish selected OIA responses (excluding personal details) on our website. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this.