@juliaisobela My favourite sodium fact is that 1g QDS of soluble paracetamol contains more than the daily recommended intake of sodium

@linsinoz @DrNeenaJha Also, it's rarely £10/month - for me it's part of £210/month minimum that my disabilities cost me to (barely) function as a normal person. £10/month is roughly the cost of a Netflix subscription, which people are told to cancel when in financial difficulty because it's a luxury.

@linsinoz @DrNeenaJha Sure, but people who don't have chronic illnesses aren't having to fork out £120 per year to stop their bodies from trying to kill them, are they? 😅

@pharmthorrun Lest we forget, the majority of prescription charges are payed by people w/ disabilities/chronic conditions. Many need those meds to remain alive, work, etc. but aren't exempt because their illness isn't included on the list written >50years ago 🙃

@corridortrolley @DrNeenaJha To get best value for money for your salbutamol prescription, ask your GP for 7 inhalers: -Upstairs -Downstairs -Handbag -Gym bag -Car -Office/work -Spare (Disclaimer: not official advice)

@georgiawilcr @DrNeenaJha Would make the same argument for allergies requiring access to epipens.

@errjustsaying @DrNeenaJha I believe 6% of those exemptions were prepayments? Also, I think it's somewhere between 2/3 to 3/4 of prescriptions that are repeats. So if 11% of prescriptions incur charge, the majority are for working-age adults with chronic conditions not covered by outdated exemptions.

@linsinoz @DrNeenaJha Apparently 89% of items dispensed are exempt from prescription charges and a further 6% payed for via prepayment certificate. (Shout out to the pharmacy person who said "Oh thank God" when I confirmed that I had a prepayment certificate at my monthly pick up a while back 😂😂)

@Miss_Rosso With privatisation it's very unlikely there'd be a fixed prescription cost - currently charged the same whether Drug Tarif price is 86p or £90.24 (low dose atorvastatin vs high dose mesalazine) to average out the cost to one the Government decide is "reasonable".

@linsinoz @DrNeenaJha Ah but if your overactive thyroid is removed, prescriptions are now free. Have been enjoying Google AI's answers: -Hypothyroid = exempt as it's a lifelong condition requiring daily medication -People w/ hyperthyroid have to pay as it's not on the list & they'll die if they don't

@DrNeenaJha If your autoimmune disease causes a physical disability, you can have free prescriptions but only when it reaches the point that you can't leave the house alone.

@2manypeople4me @medicalmodelbri @Oldboatie @DrEleanore1 @geshNHS Idk if I'm getting my point across very well? I'm talking about OTC not PF - lots of people saying "pharmacists should stick to their role" do not seem to know that this is part of it? Very confused at the sudden belief we aren't trained adequately for one of our main roles?

@medicalmodelbri @Oldboatie @DrEleanore1 @geshNHS The video you quoted above as part of your reasoning against Pharmacy First is nothing to do with Pharmacy First - it is a part of the well established role of community pharmacists.