https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/pregabalin-2019

Parents' hope at painkiller class C change
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/pregabalin-2019

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Parents' hope at painkiller class C change

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/pregabalin-2019
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2019-04-10T12:18:22.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-04-10T12:25:45.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-07T05:28:51.032Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: drugs, gabapentin, health, painkillers, pregabalin
• Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-47737707
• Size: 517 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Parents' hope at painkiller class C change

![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/834/cpsprodpb/14A91/production/_106252648_f0244e6a-0bf5-449e-90b8-9a3c00740121.png)

In April 2019 the data unit provided analysis for [a report](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-47737707) on the decision to make Pregabalin and Gabapentin Class C substances. The decision came into effect on 1 April 2019.

We analysed the prescriptions data at OpenPrescribing.Net to find out how much the use of these drugs has increased and the areas it’s increased the most.

## Get the data

* [Prescriptions 2014 to 2018](https://github.com/BBC-Data-Unit/pregabalin-2019/blob/master/pregabsbreakdownREVISED.xlsx)

## Quotes and interviews

* Chris and Viv Jolly, whose daughter, Sarah, died after taking the drug, which was prescribed to relieve her back pain.

* Ian Hamilton, associate professor of addiction, University of York

* Dr Mark Hallam, clinical director of alcohol and drug service Forward Leeds

## Visualisation

* Infographic: What is pregabalin?

* Line chart: Deaths related to pregabalin and gabapentin, 2007-2017

* Column chart: Prescriptions of gabapentin and pregabalin, 2014-2018

* Bar chart: Rise in gabapentin prescriptions, top 10 CCGs

* Bar chart: Rise in pregabalin prescriptions, top 10 CCGs