Thursday, April 9, 2015

GPs prescribing toothpaste and sun cream at cost of millions, figures reveal

The data shows a total of 1.1bn items were prescribed by doctors in England in 2014, including widely available products such as Colgate toothpaste

Patients are being prescribed over-the-counter toothpastes, sun creams and multivitamins on the NHS at a cost of millions of pounds, figures suggest.

The data, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, shows a total of 1.1bn items were prescribed by doctors in England in 2014, representing a 3% rise on the previous year.

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