This statistic displays the number of prescription drugs dispensed in Scotland, and covered by the NHS, from 2008/09 to 2023/24. Over 113 million prescription drug items were dispensed in Scotland under the NHS during financial year 2023/2024, a record for the provided period.
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Information Services Division, & NHS Health Scotland. (October 8, 2024). Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, und NHS Health Scotland. "Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions)." Chart. October 8, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, NHS Health Scotland. (2024). Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division, and NHS Health Scotland. "Total Number of Pharmaceutical Prescription Items Dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Oct 2024, /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
Information Services Division & NHS Health Scotland, Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Total number of pharmaceutical prescription items dispensed in Scotland from 2008/09 to 2023/24 (in millions) [Graph], Information Services Division, & NHS Health Scotland, October 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/886592/prescription-items-dispensed-in-scotland/
