Allan,
1. It costs a lot of money to develop a new drug.
2. a) You can have the costs of "expensive" patients removed from your
budget -they stay on your PACT data though - which can be misleading.
2. b) Yes, tell the hospital to prescribe it. As I understand it, they will
become part of your budget once you are in a PCG (though how the PCG handles
it is anybody's guess).
Regards
Jeff
Jeff Green
-Community Locum and Consultant Pharmacist-
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of allan harris
> Sent: 05 April 1998 22:14
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> Subject: Dumping
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> 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?
>
> --
> Allan Harris, GP, Haxby, York YO3 3PH
> tel 01904-768666
> work 01904-760125, fax 750168
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