NHS patients wait more than five years to receive new medicines because NICE misses its own deadlines for over 75% of drugs, a report has revealed.
The results were alarming, the dangers real and the responses inadequate. Recent research suggests that one in 20 patients receives an erroneous GP prescription.
Health ministers should consider a ban on exports of prescription medicines to ensure NHS patients can access the drugs they need, a group of MPs has warned.
UK patients will gain earlier access to innovative drugs at a lower price to the NHS as part of a new regulatory model being developed by the DH.
GP prescribing should be subject to regular reviews by pharmacists to help minimise errors and protect patients, a GMC report has recommended.
The NHS prescription charge in England has increased by 25p per item to £7.65, a rise of 3.4% from £7.40.
As the NHS struggles with a burdensome efficiency drive, GPs are increasingly concerned about how the squeeze on prescribing will affect patients, clinical freedom and workload.
As GPs face ever-greater pressure to contain prescribing costs, a stark contrast is emerging with the lack of spending control in hospitals.
The NHS may fail to hit efficiency targets because hospitals' efforts to control drug spending are decades behind those in primary care, a GP investigation has found.
Taking two medicines at the same time doubles working-age adults' risk of falling, New Zealand researchers have found.
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