§ Mr. Matthewsasked the Minister of Health the cost of a short course of terramycin, two months' supply of chlorothiaziad, and a six-weeks' course of delta cortisone, respectively; and the estimated annual cost of drugs to the average family.
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§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe cost of a week's supply of terramycin would be about£3 2s. 0d.; while that of two months' supply of chlorothiazide would be between£1 6s. 0d. and£6, and that of a six weeks' course of delta cortisone between£2 16s. 0d. and£13 17s. 0d., in each case according to the condition being treated.
The estimated annual cost of drugs for an average household would, on certain assumptions, be between£4 10s. 0d. and£5.