Finance and efficiency

Prescriptions bill up £300m despite improved value for money

By 2011-05-04T14:16:00

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The overall cost to the NHS of prescriptions rose by £300m in 2009-10, despite a slight fall in the average cost of individual items, according to NHS Information Centre data.

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