Posted by ed_uk on November 9, 2004, at 8:28:09
In reply to Re: Hi Adam:Benzo talk, posted by darkhorse on November 9, 2004, at 7:50:15
In England, certain drugs cannot be prescribed on a National Health Service(NHS) prescription, these drugs are said to be black-listed. When a drug is prescribed on an NHS script we pay £6.40 whatever the drug may be. To be treated with a drug on the black list requires a prescription from a private doctor. If we get a private script you have to pay the full cost of the drug plus an additional pharmacy charge which is worked out using a formula. The black list was introduced to save money for the NHS.
A drug is placed on the black list when it is thought that cheaper alternatives are available, this was applied to the benzos because so many were originally marketed in the UK.Benzos on the Black List....
Bromazepam (Now discontinued in UK)
Alprazolam (Hardly anyone in UK has heard of Xanax!)
Clorazepate dipotassium
FlurazepamHope this is an ok explanation! People always talk about the health system in the US in this forum and I don't understand at all!
Ed
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