The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 268 No 7191 465-468
6 April 2002

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Control of entry

More outlets, not cheap medicines

From Mr M. D. Bowyer, MRPharmS

ASDA hypothesises that the removal of the control of entry will benefit the consumer by reducing the price of medicines (PJ, 9 March, p317). Surely the true value to the consumer would be that there would be more pharmacies able to deliver advice on how to get the best from medicines, rather than more retail outlets selling them cheap. Has anyone looked into whether drug related harm increases when the retail price of medicines fall?

Mark Bowyer
Derby

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