Letters
Free prescriptions in Wales
Have dispensed items really risen with free prescriptions?
BMJ 2008; 337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1581 (Published 10 September 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1581
- Tony Jewell, chief medical officer Wales1
- 1Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff CF10 3NQ
- tony.jewell{at}wales.gsi.gov.uk
The headline in the print issue, “Free prescriptions in Wales lead to 5% rise in dispensed items,” is misleading.1
Prescription charges were finally abolished fully from April 2007. I cannot detect any step changes that might have been expected and thus associated with the policy change. For example, although figures over the …
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