The table below gives the total number of prescription items dispensed, and the percentages of proprietary and generic products.1Information on dispensing details for branded products still on patent, and branded products for which a generic equivalent existed, is not recorded centrally and is not available in the form requested.Prescription Items Dispensed in Scotland - 1995-96 to 1999-2000 1995-961996-971997-981998-991999-2000Total items dispensed53,263,57854,985,96257,192,91758,797,50660,908,779% dispensed as generic41.72%44.34%47.01%48.69%49.49%% dispensed as proprietary58.28%55.66%52.99%51.31%50.51%Notes:1.