From January doctors will be able to prescribe single doses of around 200 medicines in an attempt to save around 300 million euros a year.The Health Minister has confirmed that this will happen.It will cover such things as antibiotics,pain killers and antacids.They will come in single tablet form from next month.
It appears that the Spanish government is hoping that doctors and patients will become more aware and less wasteful of medications,so saving money.
It appears that many medications are multi-packs and that many are just thrown away or go past their sell-by date.
The pharmaceutical industry has a very different perspective on it all and have great doubts about its efficacy.They reckon that small doses could be just as costly when certain issues are taken into account.They are also questioning whether they wish to go to all of the trouble involved.
Who has ever heard of any doctor who will prescribe just one pill.Antibiotics are generally at least18 to 20 tablets in a course,unless of course they can prescribe one super pill which will kill off all the bugs in one fell swoop!
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