County Durham PCT

North East GPs 'prescribe paracetamol at more than twice expected rate'

2013-02-04T09:57:00

FINANCE: GPs in seven North East primary care trusts are prescribing paracetamol at twice the expected rate and could save the NHS an estimated £2.5m a year by their bringing reducing to the national average, the healthcare analysis firm CHKS has said.

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