Betsi Cadwaladr health board urge patients to buy over the counter drugs . As of January free prescriptions are offered in Wales as part of treatment . But health bosses say patients can buy drugs at a 'minimum cost ' , often more cheaply than it would cost the NHS to supply the medication . Drugs include simple painkillers , laxatives , and hayfever treatments .
Betsi Cadwaladr health board urge patients to buy over the counter drugs . As of 2007 free prescriptions are offered in Wales as part of treatment . But health bosses say patients can buy drugs at a 'minimum cost ' , often more cheaply than it would cost the NHS to supply the medication . Drugs include simple painkillers , laxatives , and hayfever treatments .