23 July 2019

OTC drugs: push to cut prescribing fails to bring savings in some categories, BMJ analysis finds

OTC drugs: push to cut prescribing fails to bring savings in some categories, BMJ analysis finds
BMJ 2019;366:l4782 23 July 2019 [NHS OpenAthens DI required]
  • A drive by NHS England to reduce GPs’ prescribing of drugs sold over the counter failed to deliver savings across some drug categories last year, a new analysis by The BMJ has shown. Although spending was reduced in some categories by as much as 40%, in others it increased by similar amounts.