GPs Prescribe 75,000 Drugs For Depression

NHS England released data revealing that North Somerset CCG, who is responsible for the planning and buying of the majority of the health services for the 205,000 residents, spent more than £8 million on drugs prescribed by GPs in the last 3 months of 2016. £250,000 was spent on anti-depressants, which were prescribed the most by GPs who wrote prescriptions for 75,775 items.