Summary
The free prescriptions backlash has begun as calls mount for them to be scrapped and a "nominal" fee per item introduced. Free prescriptions were introduced in Wales three months ago and anecdotal evidence suggests patients are already bombarding their GP surgeries with demands for cheap over-the-counter medicines free on prescription.
Demands include prescriptions for paracetamol, which can cost as little as 1p a pill.See the full content of this document
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Free at the Point of Greed As Backlash Starts Over Abuse
There is increasing concern that patients with genuine medical problems are struggling to get appointments with their doctors in an already under-pressure system as people seek to save a fe...
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