Tag: prescription medicines

Longer Scripts Will Make GP Visits Cheaper: Doctors

March 26, 2023
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Medicines must be cheaper and easier to access, so doctors have more time for their patients, the peak body for GPs says. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners on March 27  issued its call to the federal government, saying the May budget was an opportunity to act on much-needed reforms. Those changes included extending…

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110 Million Unnecessary Medicines Prescribed in England Each Year: Review Estimates

September 22, 2021
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An estimated 110 million medicine items prescribed by doctors in England each year are not needed, a government-commissioned review into overprescribing has found. The government vowed to tackle the problem after the new review was published on Wednesday. The review (pdf), led by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England Dr. Keith Ridge, estimated that one-tenth of the…

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