Prescriptions - Baby items

Snoozle

quintwins wrote: »

sadly this isn't turn alot of parents give far too much medicine to small children

how do you know this for sure though? I've never heard a parent say 'oh, I just give them paracetamol/cough medicine/antibiotics whether they need it or not!'. Every parent I know, myself included, wants to give their child as little medication as possible.

I'm fortunate to have never needed to bother much with paracetamol, antibiotics etc, and have rarely used them, but then I'm grateful to have a healthy child. I have a couple of friends whose children get repeated urinary infections, or chest infections, and to the outsider it probably looks like they are constantly giving medicine, but its only because its needed. Since fever can lead to convulsions in a small child, surely a spoonful of calpol or whatever is the lesser of two evils?

jeffer

steveymp wrote: »

My local Pharmacist told me if the product was cheaper to buy and tore up the prescription;)

I haven't had one since they became free:o I really didn't mind paying for 1 but having to pay for each item on a prescription was annoying, luckily my chemist told me most thing were cheaper than the script.

Yes but that's only applicable to that tiny percentage of people like you and I who had to pay for prescriptions.

For the majority, ie. children under 16, adults over 60, or anyone on benefits or tax credit or with diabetes, prescriptions were always free.

rev_henry

McKneff wrote: »

I totally agree with tara 747.

The paracetamol company will charge the NHS and enormous amount of money for a pack of paracetamol
Getting it on prescription is a total waste of taxpayers money when you can get it for 16p to buy it yourself.

No one can be that hard up.............

Nonsense. The Pharmacy gets paid 17p for a 16 pack of paracetamol dispensed, according to my 2009 edition of the BNF. And for suspensions its 42p for 100ml of the lower strength, 66p for the higher strength. These prices are set by NHSBSA, who are responsible for compensating Pharmacies. Thus if a Pharmacy can make a profit on these prices, the manufacturer of Calpol, and the retailer are basically putting a huge markup on it to sell at £4 or £5 a bottle. That's just what happens if you choose to buy branded medicines over generics.

hazelc56

maybe im behind the times but i thought that children under 16 years got free prescriptions, perhaps im wrong.Why dont you ring your health center and ask them.

rev_henry

hazelc56 wrote: »

maybe im behind the times but i thought that children under 16 years got free prescriptions, perhaps im wrong.Why dont you ring your health center and ask them.

Yes, they do. This is an old thread.

Antispam

The poster has a habit of bumping up old threads

rev_henry wrote: »

Yes, they do. This is an old thread.

dmxdave

Antispam wrote: »

The poster has a habit of bumping up old threads

Noticed that too! Maybe just new fangled..............?

suki1964

dmxdave wrote: »

Noticed that too! Maybe just new fangled..............?

Hey, its a newbie, finding their feet and finding their way

Or someone building up the profile ready to spam :eek:

But lets be generous - its a newbie