Patient comes to see me for review of Parkinsonian medication. On
Cabergoline, increasing dose to max 6mgs daily.
Look up e-BNf, calculated cost of drug as £16K annually.
Q. 1. Why are all new neuro drugs so expensive?
2. Our drug budget savaged this year, no allowance for new drugs?
Should I tell the hospital to prescribe it?
I reckon that I have had scripts for 6 patients from hospital in last 6 months
that come to over 60K. Any wonder my drug costs rise inexorably?
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Allan Harris, GP, Haxby, York YO3 3PH
tel 01904-768666
work 01904-760125, fax 750168
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