asked the Taoiseach the value of ethical pharmaceuticals imported from (a) Great Britain and (b) other countries in each of the last five years.
Written Answers. - Pharmaceutical Imports.
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The following statement shows imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products in each of the years from 1966 to 1970, from Great Britain and from other countries, in the greatest detail available in the official import statistics. Pharmaceuticals for veterinary use have been excluded in so far as this was possible.
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Official Import List Number |
Description |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
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Great Britain |
Other Countries |
Great Britain |
Other Countries |
Great Britain |
Other Countries |
Great Britain |
Other Countries |
Great Britain |
Other Countries |
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£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
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|
541-10 |
Vitamins, provitamins and preparations—Medical Antibiotics |
112,932 |
16,211 |
109,456 |
18,413 |
117,898 |
22,489 |
24,806 |
34,201 |
109,656 |
68,994 |
|
541-20 |
Penicillin salts and derivatives and pre parations of these intended for use by injection |
7,827 |
75,215 |
15,212 |
52,352 |
13,148 |
79,701 |
7,501 |
74,818 |
11,723 |
82,789 |
|
541-21 |
Streptomycin salts and derivatives |
5,435 |
24,898 |
2,105 |
35,213 |
7,219 |
47,627 |
3,758 |
40,335 |
8,390 |
34,396 |
|
541-29 |
Other (including combinations of two or more antibiotics and penicillin and strep tomycin preparations other than for in jection) |
45,326 |
849,444 |
117,702 |
730,883 |
188,695 |
1,459,662 |
141,060 |
2,120,033 |
134,266 |
2,078,459 |
|
541-30 |
Opium, cocaine, caffein, quinine and other alka loids, salts and derivatives |
30,446 |
13,998 |
12,835 |
13,674 |
23,389 |
23,340 |
19,626 |
21,853 |
23,796 |
54,114 |
|
541-40 |
Insulin and insulin derivatives |
11,639 |
10,263 |
20,934 |
2,587 |
23,051 |
4,352 |
16,263 |
21,605 |
10,611 |
28,324 |
|
541-49 |
Other hormones |
54,672 |
789,556 |
20,045 |
369,796 |
14,818 |
529,411 |
41,581 |
488,678 |
98,873 |
350,529 |
|
541-55 |
Glycosides, glands, “normal” blood plasma, sera, etc. |
5,709 |
10,861 |
14,164 |
14,994 |
15,971 |
24,192 |
18,408 |
29,603 |
24,144 |
37,643 |
|
541-60 |
Bacteriological products, antisera, vaccines— Medical |
74,298 |
11,328 |
47,264 |
16,475 |
62,130 |
28,172 |
116,507 |
55,453 |
126,176 |
45,897 |
|
541-70 |
Ointments—MedicalMedical Products, n.e.s. |
148,913 |
32,650 |
168,440 |
43,649 |
196,954 |
61,241 |
246,980 |
75,999 |
315,360 |
58,168 |
|
541-80 |
Medicated wines |
723 |
— |
2,042 |
778 |
84 |
1,261 |
— |
3,444 |
6,841 |
926 |
|
541-81 |
Proprietary |
2,945,029 |
473,797 |
2,803,847 |
356,765 |
3,305,730 |
633,742 |
3,878,700 |
680,608 |
4,336,244 |
928,016 |
|
541-82 |
Other |
336,203 |
116,066 |
251,429 |
112,880 |
489,061 |
141,516 |
511,718 |
182,771 |
423,261 |
188,936 |
|
541-90 |
Medicated or aseptic wadding, bandages or dressings |
199,726 |
27,092 |
200,640 |
22,416 |
266,875 |
40,238 |
273,224 |
21,480 |
329,080 |
32,648 |
|
541-91 |
Surgical catgut and other sutures and ligatures |
33,860 |
1,155 |
41,928 |
2,660 |
60,006 |
4,827 |
72,663 |
5,000 |
78,729 |
3,662 |
|
541-99 |
Other pharmaceutical goods (including dental cement and fillings) |
62,680 |
25,926 |
29,868 |
20,701 |
56,591 |
43,063 |
67,733 |
58,165 |
92,107 |
70,874 |