FOI_8229

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8229

Date Request Received: 23/10/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 30/10/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Lactose intolerance medication.

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: This is an information request relating to Lactose intolerance medication. Please include the following information for 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24: • What lactose intolerance medication is prescribed by the NHS Trust

Answer To Question 1: Lactose free medicines are not flagged on the Pharmacy system to be able to report on them. If the team were asked to provide a lactose free medicine they would need to check the excipients of the medicine on the emc medicines website Home - electronic medicines compendium (emc)

Question Number 2: • Total expenditure by the NHS Trust on Lactose intolerance medication for each financial year. Please include the following information for 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:

Answer To Question 2: As per response to Q1

Question Number 3: • Total number of people that received lactose intolerance medication for each financial year. Please include the following information for 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24

Answer To Question 3: As per response to Q1

Question Number 4: • A breakdown of the spending in terms of what form of lactose intolerance medication is administered

Answer To Question 4: As per response to Q1

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