Methylphenidate or dexamphetamine prescriptions in 2022

Thank you for your request dated 24 August 2023 under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) for information relating to methylphenidate or dexamphetamine. You requested:

I am seeking details on how many people in Aotearoa were prescribed either methylphenidate or dexamphetamine in 2022 as well as what the demographic background of age that such people were.

We are pleased to provide you with the information for your request in the excel spreadsheet attached.

Where 6 or fewer people are counted, we have changed the number to "≤6" as we believe this is necessary to protect the privacy of these people (section 9(2)(a) 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.