As a mechanism to reduce waste in both primary and secondary care by patients and staff, perhaps we should be more open aboutthe actual price of medicines? Many nursing staff whom I work with have no idea that a Seretide Accuhaler costs ￡35 and, when it comes to discharging a patient, they often request another not realising how much money it would cost. It is easier to ask for a new one than find out where the old one is.The same holds true with patients. When I ask them to lookafter their particular medicine because it is expensive, they often say: "Well, actually, I still have a box at home."
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