Paracetamol
Please do not request paracetamol on prescription for short
term common medical conditions
East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group spent
£450,000 on prescribed paracetamol last year
This is the equivalent of:
1,800
56
616
82
MORE Necessary treatments at A&E
MORE Cardiac operations to correct a congenital heart defect or
MORE Cataract operations or
MORE Knee replacements
A box of 32 paracetamol tablets on prescription costs the NHS
approximately three times as much as it does to buy the tablets from a
pharmacy or supermarket.
Prescriptions are still available for paracetamol needed for long term
pain management. Please visit: www.eastleicestershireandrutlandccg.
nhs.uk/your-health/local-services/self-care for more information on
exemptions.
NHS East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group
us East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG,
Leicestershire County Council,
Room G30, Pen Lloyd Building,
County Hall, Glenfield,
Leicester LE3 8TB
0116 295 3405
@
[email protected]
eastleicestershireandrutlandccg.nhs.uk
@NHSELRCCG
@NHSELRCCG