The Yorkshire Post says: No one should pay to breathe as asthma experts call for free prescriptions
With the death-rate from asthma having increased by 20 per cent in the past five years, this is precisely the type of preventative policy that the Department of Health should be embracing without quibble.
As Dr Walker says, asthma kills at least three people a day – and there exist a very significant number of sufferers who simply cannot afford their medication.
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