Asthma is not one of the handful of continual problems that are exempt from United kingdom prescription charges. Photograph: Clive Gee/PA
The report on asthma remedy (A single in 4 killed by asthma had inadequate care, say GPs, 6 Might) mentions that some individuals had not collected their prescriptions, but not a attainable lead to of this – prescription costs, currently £8.05 per item. Asthma is not a single of the restricted variety of continual situations that are exempt from costs, and even though some men and women on advantages and quite low incomes might get free of charge prescriptions, there is no assist obtainable for most folks of working age. Prescription costs need to be looked at once more, taking account of lengthy-phrase circumstances and treatment options: no psychological well being conditions, for example, are exempt, and a lot of folks who could not want to get prescribed medication are further deterred by the value. It is about 50 many years since the method was last looked at, and since then the only change in England has been the annual value rise. The complete GP report just published could aid consideration of the costs and rewards of totally free prescriptions for all persistent circumstances.
Marian Nyman
Whitstable, Kent
Continual situation of prescription policy | @guardianletters
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