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The prescribing of drugs is the most common form of treatment and the NHS in Wales issues around 75 million primary care prescriptions each year amounting to around £600 million in medicine costs. The amount spent per population head in 2012 (£196) is higher than England (£169) and Scotland (£168). In addition, the number of items prescribed for each person is the highest in the UK at 24 items which has increased from 15 in 2002.