On Thursday 11 May 2006 09:58, Richard Hosking wrote: > I think there are several reasons for this > Increased copayment > Better GP prescribing behaviour - NPS and others are having an impact > Public attitude to medication has changed - remember that consumers > drive a lot of prescribing nowadays > The Vioxx scandal was a sea change I reckon > > The proportion of these effects is probably impossible to measure - it > depends on what political spin you want to put on it > FWIW I think the public attitude change has been the biggest effect. > This is why I would urge NPS to try a few "60 minutes" segments - I dont > think they are brave enough though > > Richard One lady who has had bypass done about 10 years ago comes in, and she has a cholesterol of 8 (for the techs, really bloody high) It used to be 4 (for the techs, good) She told me how she had gone to the pharmacy, asked for all her pills as usual each month, and been refused the cholesterol pills because 20 days had not passed since she last had them. So she didn't take any. I asked her to write to the federal mp telling how she was demeaned at the pharmacy, being refused her pills - as if she was going to take extra cholesterol pills. Liz
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