Prescription cost passes £1bn mark
THE net cost of NHS prescriptions in Scotland passed £1 billion last year for the first time, figures revealed yesterday.
The total was 1,066,950,000 – less prescription charges of some 49.5 million. Nearly 82 million prescriptions were dispensed last year, and the average cost was 12.41. The most commonly prescribed drug in Scotland is aspirin.
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