Rx-TO-OTC SWITCH COST SAVINGS IN U.K.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Rx-TO-OTC SWITCH COST SAVINGS IN U.K. may be related more to reductions in physician workload than to product pricing and reimbursement savings, according to an editorial in the June 4 issue of The Lancet. Asserting that the "bigger potential saving is in general practitioner's time," the editorial points to a survey conducted by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) that estimated that "appropriate self-meditation with an OTC drag would reduce general practitioner's workload by 16 consultations a day."