NHS at breaking point..19 May 2013 21:09
so any means of cutting costs is greatly welcomed. The NHS costs an estimated £150 million per hour to run and in East Anglia GP surgeries have already asked pharmacies to stock up on Flutiform instead of Seretide mainly due to the costs.
Pharmacies are already seeing an increase in Flutiform scripts and its only a matter of time before Seretide is knocked of the top.
Costs compared :
Flutiform 125/5 £29.26 250/10 £45.56
Seretide 125/25 £35. 250/25 £59.48
Also added advantage with Flutiform is that the ICS is two and half times more potent than beclomethasone and so cannot be given to children under 12 for the two lower strengths and under 18 for the 250 version so more cost effective than the equivalent Seretide.
As for SKP this will move quickly north to well above 100 in the next few weeks.