Get set for the £10 prescription: Price of medication could soon reach historic milestone

Get set for the £10 prescription: Price of medication could soon reach historic milestone as ‘tax on health’ increases by 20p today, experts warn Charge is forecast to hit £10.15 in 2025, the Prescription Charges Coalition says And some patients are now being forced to choose between food and medicine Head of policy at Parkinson’s … Read more

Get set for the £10 prescription: Price of medication could soon reach historic milestone

Get set for the £10 prescription: Price of medication could soon reach historic milestone as ‘tax on health’ increases by 20p today, experts warn Charge is forecast to hit £10.15 in 2025, the Prescription Charges Coalition says And some patients are now being forced to choose between food and medicine Head of policy at Parkinson’s … Read more

Nearly 200,000 Britons are using £20 ‘cannabis cards’ that are available without a prescription

Around 20,000 people in the UK are now holders of a ‘cannabis card’, which effectively decriminalises the drug for medicinal users. Around three and a half million people with health conditions are eligible for the Cancard under the private scheme, which was introduced in November last year.   Those with illnesses such as cancer, depression, epilepsy … Read more

Nearly 200,000 Britons are using £20 ‘cannabis cards’ that are available without a prescription

Around 20,000 people in the UK are now holders of a ‘cannabis card’, which effectively decriminalises the drug for medicinal users. Around three and a half million people with health conditions are eligible for the Cancard under the private scheme, which was introduced in November last year.   Those with illnesses such as cancer, depression, epilepsy … Read more

Contraceptive pill could soon be sold over the counter without a prescription

Contraceptive pill could soon be sold over the counter without a prescription in ‘landmark opportunity for women’s health’ Contraceptive Pill could soon been sold over the counter without prescription Would allow over-the-counter sale under supervision of a qualified pharmacist Drugs company Maxwellia is looking to make its Lovima prescription-free  By Xantha Leatham Health And Science … Read more

James Magnussen talks about his prescription drug scandal on SAS Australia

Retired swimmer James Magnussen talks about his prescription drug scandal on SAS Australia and reveals he hasn’t cried since the London 2012 Summer Olympics left him ’emotionally scarred’ By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:29 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 11:30 GMT, 23 November 2020 James Magnussen spoke about his prescription drug … Read more

YouTuber Landon Clifford was ‘addicted to prescription drugs before he hanged himself’

YouTube star Landon Clifford struggled with his mental health, was hooked on various prescription drugs and hanged himself in his garage, his heartbroken wife has revealed. Landon Clifford, 19, ran a YouTube channel with his wife Camryn, 19, where they went as Cam&Fam and had more than 1.35million subscribers. Camryn announced that Landon passed away … Read more

Robot cars made by driverless technology company will deliver prescription medicine to CVS customers

Robot cars made by driverless technology company will deliver prescription medicine to CVS customers in Texas The company Nuro will launch robot cars in Texas starting in June It will start with autonomous Toyota Prius’ and move to its driverless R2 vehicle Customers will be able to order online and pick up medicine at the … Read more

The firm words from my daughter that are just the prescription needed to help fight off corona

My younger daughter may have Down’s syndrome but she has a firm grasp of the principles of weight loss. Last week I said to her, after getting off the scales: ‘Oh dear, I’ve put on more weight.’ Her response was instant: ‘Eat less, move more!’ And to my reply that I would try to do … Read more

UPS and CVS set to deliver prescription medication by drone to a Florida retirement community

CVS and the United Parcel Service (UPS) will use drones to deliver prescription medication to residents in a Florida retirement community that is under lockdown due to the coronavirus. Starting on May 4th, those living in The Villages will receive their prescriptions from a Matternet’s M2 drone. The drones will drop off orders at a … Read more