Re. Charging for the oral contraceptive.
Would this result in increased costs to the NHS through unwanted
pregnancies and costs for benefits to single mothers?
Are any reviews available?
Natasha Payne
University of Bradford
On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Rob & Glynis Davies wrote:
> This w/e Pharmaceutical Journal reports that amoung the Governments's tough
> choices in welfare review will be a review of prescription charges
> what are your views?
> - about time?
> -The Pharmaceutical Society has long held the policy of oposition to charges
> in principle -I believe based on the immediate potentially deleterious effect
> on the pharmacist patient relationship - when the first question always is '
> do you pay the prescription charge'
> -should there be a charge for ' the oral contracceptive' - I think perhaps
> not
> - should the well off elderly pay - I think perhaps yes
> should the well off with diabetes or epilepsy or thyroid disease pay - well
> thats difficult - thus review is needed
> - should the charge be reduced and mare people pay - yes
> - should the charge be related to the cost of the drug? definately NOT, this
> could discriminate against those need high cost drugs through no fault of
> their own
> views?
>
> Rob Davies
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