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Originally Posted by Xaccers
I'd imagine, it's any other medication that you'd normally pay for, like antibiotics for an infection.
Of course it's great that they won't have to pay, but I can imagine most doctors giving free antibiotics (either GP or hospital) anyway as someone on chemo is going to have a weakened immune system anyway (my understanding of it).
So while making it official is good, the actual impact/difference is probably going to be negligable.
Now something like allowing patients to recieve NHS treatment while also taking medication sourced privately would be more effective. The current system is illogical.
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That would be logical; I thought that they could do both. Ideally, it would be good to at least try and make those expensive drugs cheaper for those who desire them. Maybe they could do deals with the pharmaceuticals companies to provide them at a bulk rate to the NHS, maybe make them knock a bit off additionally so it doesn’t look like they are unfairly profiting from cancer suffers (while acknowledging that monetary incentive is the only way innovation can continue, these companies need a reason, and money, to do their research)