"Annoyance" of genital warts

doi:10.1136/bmj.a2553

Published 19 November 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2553
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2553

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"Annoyance" of genital warts

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As Hammond said,¹ and my website shows in the wart section (www.chestersexualhealth.co.uk),genital warts are not just an annoying nuisance. Both humanpapillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are so far equally effective forHPV 16 and 18, but it will be many years before we know whetherone has longer efficacy than the other. The Department of Healthestimated the cost of wart treatment at an all time low of £134per patient. The cost is around £423 per patient in myclinic, where even first visit payment by results is £153and follow-up £90; most warts need a few visits.

Despite GSK’s assertion of winning eligible contracts,I am not aware of any country that has chosen Cervarix as thenational vaccine. Also, why won’t the Food and Drug Administrationapprove it? Has it concerns that the British don’t knowabout? Now that top- up payments are in the . . . [Full text of this article]

Colm O’Mahony, consultant in sexual health¹

¹ Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester CH2 3AF

colm.omahony@coch.nhs.uk

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