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Mary Hawking wrote: > I have a number of patients where the form and excipients in a > medication can cause problems. > Should we be commenting on this consultation? Yes. With the option of the "dispenser" (sic) as well as the prescriber also being allowed to choose to opt out of generic substitution. Unless you want a load really want a whole laod of scripts referred back. Jeff > > http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_110517 > > Mary > PS the PCT pharmaceutical advisor tells us when a particular branded > preparation is cheaper than the generic (don't you love NHS economics?) > - and if it was possible to change any medication to a generic, would > this *necessarily* be cheaper? > Not to mention the differences in modified release preparations..