Nov 26, 2005 02:43
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English term
only available privately
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Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Since the release of donepezil, the availability of the drug has depended on each health board¡¯s policy, and these have varied. This has meant that that people in some parts of the country have been prescribed the drug on the NHS while elsewhere it was only available privately. However, the situation is improving
What does "only available privately" really mean here? Does it mean that it can be obtained or bought privately?
Thanks in advance!
What does "only available privately" really mean here? Does it mean that it can be obtained or bought privately?
Thanks in advance!
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the drug is available to be purchased privately
(not subsidized by the NHS)
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Note added at 2 hrs 33 mins (2005-11-26 05:16:56 GMT)
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http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/309/6959/957
This Web site suggests that the NHS operates in a fashion similar to Canada's health services. Any physician is free to prescribe any legal and available drug, but only a subset of these drugs are paid for or reimbursed by the NHS. Patients wishing to purchase medication that is not on the NHS formulary are obliged to buy it privately.
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Note added at 2 hrs 33 mins (2005-11-26 05:16:56 GMT)
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http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/309/6959/957
This Web site suggests that the NHS operates in a fashion similar to Canada's health services. Any physician is free to prescribe any legal and available drug, but only a subset of these drugs are paid for or reimbursed by the NHS. Patients wishing to purchase medication that is not on the NHS formulary are obliged to buy it privately.
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Margaret Schroeder
: I.e. that the patient has to pay for it him/herself.
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Thank you GoodWords.
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German Hernandez
: that's what it is.
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Thanks German! ;-)
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
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Thanks Marie-Helene. ;-)
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thanks Marju. ;-)
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Elizabeth Rudin
: The patient pays for it.
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Thanks Liz. ;-)
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Dave Calderhead
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Thanks Dave!. ;-)
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Enza Longo
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Thanks Enza. ;-)
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Tania Marques-Cardoso
: Sure.
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Thanks Tania. ;-)
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Jörgen Slet
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Thanks Jorgen. ;-)
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Romanian Translator (X)
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Thanks awana!
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Angela Dickson (X)
: late remark, for info - drugs prescribed under the NHS (some exceptions) are subject to a prescription charge of around £6 (for any drug regardless of actual cost), which the patient must pay. In this case, the patient must pay the whole cost of the drug.
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Robert Forstag
United States
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only available from private physicians (and not within the National Health Service)
This is apparently from the United Kingdom. The meaning is that the medication in question is not available through the government health care programme (National Health Service), but only outside of the program from private physicians.
Reference:
www.mongabay.com/drugs/drugs/Galantamine.html -
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0999/is_7273_321/ai_68642293
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Michael Barnett
: I am not familiar with the NHS but I would be surprised to learn that the NHS can dictate to NHS physicians which drugs they can prescribe. I would think that, like here in Canada, some drugs are paid for by the health service and some are not./Meant NHS
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Michael, the NIH is an American institution and the National Health Service is a public health care system in Great Britain.
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