Information regarding subsidised prescriptions for goserelin and leuprorelin
Request for information on how many subsidised prescriptions of goserelin and leuprorelin were issued.
17 August 2020
Dear [name and contact details redacted]
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Thank you for your request dated 24 July 2020 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) for information relating to subsidised prescriptions for goserelin and leuprorelin. You asked:
- How many subsidised prescriptions of goserelin were issued for 18 year olds and younger from 1 January 2019 to the end of December 2019?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of goserelin were issued for 18 year olds and younger from 1 January 2020 to the end of June 2020?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of goserelin were issued for 30 year olds to 48 year olds (inclusive) from 1 January 2019 to the end of December 2019?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of goserelin were issued for 30 year olds to 48 year olds (inclusive) from 1 January 2012 to the end of December 2012?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of leuprorelin were issued for 18 year olds and younger from 1 January 2019 to the end of December 2019?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of leuprorelin were issued for 18 year olds and younger from 1 January 2020 to the end of June 2020?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of leuprorelin were issued for 30 year olds to 48 year olds (inclusive) from 1 January 2019 to the end of December 2019?
- How many subsidised prescriptions of leuprorelin were issued for 30 year olds to 48 year olds (inclusive) from 1 January 2015 to the end of December 2015?
|
Chemical |
Age at dispensing |
Calendar year |
Number of subsidised prescriptions |
|
Goserelin |
18 years and younger |
2020 |
72 |
|
Goserelin |
18 years and younger |
2019 |
149 |
|
Goserelin |
30 to 48 years |
2019 |
3041 |
|
Goserelin |
30 to 48 years |
2012 |
876 |
|
Leuprorelin |
18 years and younger |
2020 |
726 |
|
Leuprorelin |
18 years and younger |
2019 |
1390 |
|
Leuprorelin |
30 to 48 years |
2019 |
22 |
|
Leuprorelin |
30 to 48 years |
2015 |
450 |
The data for 2020 calendar year is up to the end of June 2020.
We trust that this information answers your queries. We are making our information more freely available, so we will now publish selected OIA responses (excluding personal details) on our website. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this.
Yours sincerely
Rachel Read
Manager, Policy and Government Services