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Greater use of OTC drugs could save NHS £3.1bn per year, report claims

 
• By Costanza Potter

A greater use of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines could save the NHS up to £3.1 billion annually, a new report has claimed.

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Cos Potter joined C+D as its news editor in December 2022 but has been covering primary care news for over five years. After starting out at the pharmacy press in 2019, she worked at a GP title for several years before the pharmacy sector beckoned her back.

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