Autistic children and cancer patients are being denied access to medication on the NHS because unlicensed drugs are so expensive. Some say they have had to buy the “specials” abroad or pay for expensive private prescriptions for drugs on which they depend. They accuse health officials of failing to confront drug companies over high prices and instead cutting costs by denying them treatment. Sam, who asked not to give her full name and who has an autistic daughter aged 11, told The Times that her husband had to buy melatonin from supermarkets in the United States while on business trips because her GP tried to prescribe it but was banned by her local clinical commissioning group (CCG) in London. A psychiatrist recommended the mild sleeping…

Source: The Times May 25, 2018 20:48 UTC