Thousands with long-term conditions skipping treatments Thousands of people with long-term health conditions are skipping medications because of prescription costs, charities have claimed.
Research for the Prescription Charges Coalition suggests 30 per cent of people who have conditions such as asthma and arthritis, and are not eligible for free prescriptions, sometimes skip their drugs or reduce their dose because of cost.
Of those, 43 per cent cite the cost of their prescription as a reason for doing so, and 59 per cent admit skipping doses has had a negative impact on their health.
Some 34 per cent of those who have missed or reduced their dose have required extra medical treatment - such as GP or hospital appointments - as a result. The Daily Mail
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Research for the Prescription Charges Coalition suggests 30 per cent of people who have conditions such as asthma and arthritis, and are not eligible for free prescriptions, sometimes skip their drugs or reduce their dose because of cost.
Of those, 43 per cent cite the cost of their prescription as a reason for doing so, and 59 per cent admit skipping doses has had a negative impact on their health.
Some 34 per cent of those who have missed or reduced their dose have required extra medical treatment - such as GP or hospital appointments - as a result. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Still paying the price: Prescription charges and people with long term conditions Prescription Charges Coalition
- Call for free prescriptions for long-term ill BBC News
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