NHS bill for diabetes drugs soars by £250m

BRITAIN is in the grip of a diabetes crisis with the number of prescriptions to treat the condition soaring to record levels.

Since 2005/6, the number of items being prescribed each year to treat the condition has risen a massive 57 per cent, costing the NHS an extra £250.2million, data for England reveals.

This equates to 15.4 million more items being prescribed in 2012/13 with the net ingredient cost rising by 49 per cent.

The new prescription statistics, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, show that in 2005/06, there were 27.1 million diabetic items prescribed at a total cost of £513.9million, rising to 42.5million items and a £764.1million cost in 2012/13.

Since 2005/6, the number of items being prescribed each year to treat the condition has risen a massive 57 per cent, costing the NHS an extra £250.2million, data for England reveals.

This equates to 15.4 million more items being prescribed in 2012/13 with the net ingredient cost rising by 49 per cent.

The new prescription statistics, published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, show that in 2005/06, there were 27.1 million diabetic items prescribed at a total cost of £513.9million, rising to 42.5million items and a £764.1million cost in 2012/13.

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Just think of the savings on drugs  LowCarb could achieve, the present dietary advice based on high carb low fat is a gift to Big Pharma.

Graham