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    Prescription changes on the horizon admits Minister

    Changes to the way prescriptions are dished out - and how much they cost - are on the horizon. 

    That's the message from the Department of Health and Social Care - currently over 90 per cent of the population gets their medication for free. 
     
    Concerns were raised in Tynwald last week that money is being wasted by prescribing drugs to people who aren't using them.
     
    South Douglas MHK Kate Beecroft says they need to be given value:
     
     
    Minister Howard Quayle says he's open to all ideas and admits something has to be done: 
     

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