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The Drug crisis in Scotland (also known as the Drug deaths crisis or drug epidemic) is a ongoing crisis regarding mortality rates over drug related/misuse deaths in the country. Drug related deaths started to rise during the 1980s. From 2015 onwards the mortality rate of drug misuse deaths in Scotland has increased rapidly, prompting calls of a ...
The Drug Tariff, also known as Drug Tariff price, is that amount that the NHS repays pharmacies for generic prescription medications. [1] It differs from prescription charges which are £9.90 per item/drug as of April 2024 unless exemptions apply. [2]
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) was a special police force of Scotland responsible for disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime groups. The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency ( SDEA ) was established on 1 April 2001, becoming the SCDEA in 2006 and was incorporated into Police Scotland on 1 April 2013.
Following the 2023 SNP leadership election, incumbent First Minister Humza Yousaf appointed Elena Whitham as the renamed Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy. [8] On 7 February 2024, Whitham announced she resigning from the post due to her suffering from PTSD. [9] The following day, as part of a wider cabinet reshuffle, triggered by the ...
Health in Scotland. The health of the Scottish population is, and has been for many years, worse than that of the English. Life expectancy is the lowest in the UK, at 77.1 for men and 81.1 for women, and one of the lowest in the OECD. The gap between Scotland and England has grown since 1980. Some of this is clearly attributable to economic ...
The levy is €2.00 up to a maximum of €20 per family per calendar month. The levy was reduced to €1.50 from April 2019 for medical card holders over the age of 70. [29] The Over 70s prescription charge was reduced to €1, and the Drugs Payment Scheme cap reduced to €114, in 2020.
Walter Douglas. Walter Douglas (born 1961) is an alleged Scottish drug trafficker and organised crime figure, dubbed the Tartan Pimpernel by the press, who is reportedly one of the richest in the United Kingdom with an estimated worth of £20 million. [1] He was allegedly wanted in at least three countries on drug trafficking and gun running ...
Generic, brand and reimbursement (drug tariff) price decay. Branded manufactures may build ongoing contracts with wholesalers so that the brand continues to be dispensed in pharmacies even though the prescriptions are generic. This means that an originator may offer an advantageous price to undercut the generic or parallel import. Wholesalers ...