BRITISH HEALTH SERVICE
BIG DEMAND FOR MEDICINES ... LONDON, Marchi 2. the Secretary of State for Scotland jMr James Stuart) tola the House of Commons that British men and women Paid £500.000 last year for proprietary *"®ming pills. He quoted the figure to illustrate •hat he Called the “extraordinary A - mand for drugs, medicines, and tabwhich had developed Since the health service started four years ago. ./There are cases where it is desir®“le to lose weight, but no one can Pretend that the bulk of this expendi; !*re is necessary, or even desirable, S® said. “One thing in favour of the “PVernnient's proposed Is charge for EJJScriptions is that it might do soineto curb this demand.” Mr Stuart added that to ‘‘get it •cross” to the public that there was ™eh a thing as the medicine habit jhich did not promote good health, rotors Were being supplied with a 2”jce which would remind patients it was the doctor’s duty to prenot the patient's, and to disthem from expecting preacriphousehold remedies like laxa-
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Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26671, 4 March 1952, Page 7
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