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Old 13th, February 2008, 09:15 AM
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Default Re: Working as a Pharmacist in the UK.

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Originally Posted by johnep View Post
Looks impressive. When in Miami a few years back had to visit a Dr to get script for amoxycillin (no ES over there). Waited best part of two hours and was struck by the amount of 'phone calls to insurance companies re every pt.

Can quite understand why a surgery would want to offload this hassle.
johnep
In Florida one of the children got an ear infection.
Went to a walk-in surgery.
First question asked "How will you be paying?".
It was 60USD at exchange rate of 1.38 at the time.

Erythromycin + generic version of otosporin came to USD 25.
Pharmacy told us to come back in 1 hour.

Now I wonder if a visitor to the UK is charged when they use the NHS?

Next time we went what do you think we took with us?
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