- Experts estimate the NHS could save £40,000 per patient annually by prescribing tablets instead of liquid medicine for children with a specific medical condition.
- Researchers at Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) found that patients aged seven to 13 with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) successfully transitioned to tablets, often preferring them over the taste of liquid medication.
- The study highlighted significant quality-of-life improvements for children, making medication administration easier and less disruptive to their daily lives.
- Liquid diazoxide, used to treat CHI, costs £15.50 per 50mg, whereas the tablet form costs just £1.15 per 50mg.
- Gosh academics plan further assessments to determine if even younger patients, specifically those aged four, can also switch to the more cost-effective tablet alternative.
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Children as young as four could be offered tablets as part of NHS cost-cutting drive
