NHS gave out 404,500 prescriptions for suncream at a cost of £13m in the previous year . Also handed out 4.7million prescriptions for indigestion pills costing £29m . Other items routinely prescribed include vitamins , Vaseline and toothpaste . Critics branded prescriptions 'ludicrous ' at time of financial crisis for NHS .
NHS gave out 404,500 prescriptions for suncream at a cost of £13m in 2014 . Also handed out 4.7million prescriptions for indigestion pills costing £29m . Other items routinely prescribed include vitamins , Vaseline and toothpaste . Critics branded prescriptions 'ludicrous ' at time of financial crisis for NHS .