News that NHS doctors will be banned from dishing out prescriptions for medications that can be bought over the counter for a fraction of the cost have been met with unanimous agreement by many Swindonian readers.
With the revelation that it costs the NHS £34 to prescribe a box of 32 paracetamol tablets, including dispensing and GP consultation fees which can be picked up from just 19p in local stores (box of 16) Carol Garrington commented ‘Good they only cost pennies in the supermarket and the NHS gets ripped off big time with them’
Below you will find the list of 37 ailments that will no longer be covered by prescription on the NHS saving around £100million each year.
It costs the NHS £34 to prescribe a box of 32 paracetamol tablets, including dispensing and GP consultation fees. They cost from just 19p in some stores!
Full list of conditions affected by NHS prescription crackdown:
- Probiotics
- Vitamins and minerals
- Acute sore throat
- Infrequent cold sores of the lip
- Conjunctivitis
- Coughs and colds and nasal congestion
- Cradle Cap (seborrhoeic dermatitis – infants)
- Haemorrhoids
- Infant colic
- Mild cystitis
- Mild irritant dermatitis
- Dandruff
- Diarrhoea (adults)
- Dry eyes/sore (tired) eyes
- Earwax
- Excessive sweating (Hyperhidrosis)
- Head lice
- Indigestion and heartburn
- Infrequent constipation
- Infrequent migraine
- Insect bites and stings
- Mild acne
- Mild dry skin
- Sunburn
- Sun protection
- Mild to moderate hay fever/seasonal rhinitis
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor conditions associated with pain, discomfort and/fever. (e.g. aches and sprains, headache, period pain, back pain)
- Mouth ulcers
- Nappy rash
- Oral thrush
- Prevention of dental caries
- Ringworm/athletes foot
- Teething/mild toothache
- Threadworms
- Travel sickness
- Warts and verrucae
