Many GPs will no longer prescribe painkillers, antihistamines or common antibiotics A number of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are banning GPs from prescribing anything that can be bought over the counter. Common treatments, such as...
Jeremy Hunt’s plans to include the price tag on medicines issued by the NHS is a “headline-grabbing ‘gimmick’ with no evidence to suggest it will reduce waste, a leading pharmaceuticals journal has said. The Government...
Patients falsely claiming free prescriptions are fleecing the NHS out of more than £200million a year, figures reveal. Officials are concerned people are routinely walking into high street chemists pretending to be unemployed or suffering...
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