The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7352 p670
4 June 2005

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Prescription charging

The Scottish Executive has hinted that abolition of NHS prescription charges in Scotland is unlikely. During question time in the Scottish Parliament, deputy health minister Rhona Brankin said that she does not believe there is widespread support for abolishing prescription charges but rather there is a perception that the current rules for medical exemption are inequitable.