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The amount of money being spent by Rappahannock County residents for drugs—the medicinal kind-is large and growing larger. It'is estimated that no less than $76.50 per family is being spent annually in local drug stores for these pharmaceuticals, for more than in earlier years.
The bulk of it is for prescription drugs. The rest goes for such over-the-counter items as vitamins, cold remedies, nose drops, headache pills and other drugs that do not require prescriptions. The local rise is in line with that observed in most areas of the country, according to reports by the U. S. Public Health Service and by industry sources.
With respect to prescription drugs, more of them are being dispensed in the South, per person, than in any other section of the country. In the North Central States, consumption is lowest.
In Rappahanock County’s geographical region, the figures show, the average family gets about 16 prescriptions filled per year. The cost is approximately $56.90. This compares with an average
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