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Written question asked by Kevin Barron (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 April 2019 (named day). It was answered by Seema Kennedy (Conservative) on Monday, 15 April 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Medical Treatments: Prescription Drugs

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance published by NHS England, Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: Guidance for CCGs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of patients that have been refused prescriptions for over-the-counter medicines by their GP since the publication of that guidance.

Answer

The Department has made no assessment of the number of patients refused prescriptions for over the counter medicines.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
242691
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Medical treatments Prescription drugs
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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