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High Street pharmacists in England are also being handed powers to hand out prescriptions for common ailments. But experts warned relying on chemists is not a solution.
Officials have binned controversial proposals to raise the age at which patients in England qualify for free scripts. It would have seen the age exemption rise from 60 to 66.