Industry / United Kingdom

NHS Prescribing More Obesity Drugs

March 2008 | Industry News

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The number of prescriptions for obesity drugs in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has increased more than eight times since 1999 as the prevalence of the debilitating condition grow and doctors increasingly turn dispense medication to help control it.

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