Tony Gregory
Question:55 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently being prescribed methadone at each of the pharmacies in each of the Dublin postal districts for which statistics are available. [4808/97]
Written Answers. - Methadone Treatment Services.
Methadone can be prescribed through the general medical service for medical card holders or on private prescription for those attending a general practitioner on a private basis. Information is only available on the methadone dispensed through the general medical service (GMS) scheme. A detailed examination of the dispensing of methadone during October 1996 by the GMS provided the following information:
|
Pharmacy |
Number of Persons |
|
Postal Code 1 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
|
Postal Code 3 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
Postal Code 4 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
|
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
7 |
6 |
|
Postal Code 5 |
|
|
1 |
35 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 6/6W |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
5 |
11 |
|
6 |
4 |
|
7 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 7 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
9 |
|
Postal Code 8 |
|
|
1 |
200 |
|
2 |
84 |
|
3 |
23 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 9 |
|
|
1 |
126 |
|
Postal Code 10 |
|
|
1 |
27 |
|
2 |
23 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
Postal Code 11 |
|
|
1 |
10 |
|
2 |
13 |
|
3 |
8 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
5 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 12 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 13 |
|
|
1 |
6 |
|
Postal Code 14 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 15 |
|
|
1 |
12 |
|
2 |
5 |
|
Postal Code 16 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
|
Postal Code 18 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
Postal Code 20 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 22 |
|
|
1 |
23 |
|
2 |
19 |
|
3 |
11 |
|
4 |
1 |
|
Postal Code 24 |
|
|
1 |
23 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
3 |
4 |