It seems our medical system leaks more than a mum of three with a case of the giggles and as much as that was a piss poor joke so is our healthcare.
Consider that I can get repeat prescriptions for class B controlled drugs but I can't get a repeat prescription for trimethoprim for urinary tract infections. I also can't get to see my doctor without booking two weeks in advance. Good news is my dr surgery offers a nurse service for prescribing meds for a UTI, bad news is it will cost me $30. Good news is that I can just go to a pharmacy and get the pharmacist to give me something, bad news is they too will charge at least $30. That's 1/3 of my grocery money!
How are women on low incomes supposed to cover the costs of repeated urinary tract infections? Are there budget friendly options I'm not aware of?