130% increase in CBPM items dispensed
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report entitled ‘The safer management of controlled drugs: Annual update 2024’. This contains a section on CBPMs.
CQC note that prescriptions of unlicensed CBPMs in independent services has increased by 130% between 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2024:
- 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023: 150,527 items dispensed
- 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024: 346,600 items dispensed
- In July 2024, some 52K items were dispensed (29% increase compared to March 2024)
