There is a finite amount of money that is available to spend on healthcare (and drugs). It is important to make rational choices considering the consequences of actions and the limited resource that...

There is a finite amount of money that is available to spend on healthcare (and drugs). It is important to make rational choices considering the consequences of actions and the limited resource that is available.
Try these questions:
1. You are working as a practice pharmacist and have been asked to help the practice reduce expenditure on medicines. As a result, you are reviewing the use of tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets, as these costs more than tolterodine 2 mg tablets at an equivalent dose.

Current costs are shown below:


Tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets £25.78 per 28 tablets



Tolterodine 2 mg tablets £2.88 per 56 tablets

You have reviewed nine patients who are prescribed tolterodine 4 mg m/r tablets daily on

repeat prescription and have identified that seven of them could potentially switch to using the tolterodine 2 mg tablets at a dose of one tablet twice a day. The practice has a repeat prescribing policy of 56 days treatment on a prescription.

What is the total saving for the practice for six repeats assuming all seven

suitable patients switch to using the tolterodine 2 mg tablets? Give your

answer to the nearest pound.