Impact of abolishing prescription fees in Scotland on hospital admissions and prescribed medicines: an interrupted time series evaluation

OBJECTIVES: To identify whether the abolition of prescription fees in Scotland resulted in: (1) Increase in the number (cost to NHS) of medicines prescribed for which there had been a fee (inhaled corticosteroids). (2) Reduction in hospital admissions for conditions related to those medications for...

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Autores principales: Williams, Andrew James, Henley, William, Frank, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Health Policy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6303621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30567818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021318

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6303621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30567818
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021318

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