Table.

Numbers of general practitioners and pharmacies participating in Irish methadone regulations in May 1998 and May 1999, before and after legislative changes were introduced to regulate prescribing and dispensing of methadone

	31 May 1998	31 May 1999
General practitioners:
Within Eastern Health Board area	82	111
Outside Eastern Health Board area	10	28
Total	92	139
Pharmacies:
Within Eastern Health Board area	88	150
Outside Eastern Health Board area	0	37
Total	88	187