TY - JOUR T1 - Only in England JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 73 LP - 73 DO - 10.1136/dtb.2009.06.0023 VL - 47 IS - 7 A2 - , Y1 - 2009/07/01 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/47/7/73.abstract N2 - People who pay taxes deserve to see that these have a sound basis. Taxes that have transparent links with the goods, services or activity they are levied for, and are applied fairly, can be tolerated. The prescription charge in England − a tax in all but name − fails these basic criteria.To infrequent users of prescription medicines, the charge (currently £7.20) may seem reasonable. They and others … ER -