Prescription Fees

Pre-Payment Card

If you receive regular prescriptions you can save money by purchasing a Pre Payment Card. The link and more information is here. For example, you can pay 10 x monthly direct debit payments of £10.40 and this covers an unlimited number of prescriptions. This can also be purchased for periods as short as 3 months. 

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From 1 April 2019, the NHS charges are:

PPC’s are available by 10 monthly direct debit payments.

• Prescription (per item) £9
• A 3 monthly PPC is £29.10 This saves you money if you need four or more items in three months
• A 12 monthly certificate is £104 and saves you money if 13 or more items are needed in 12 months
• PPC’s are available by 10 monthly direct debit payments.

The following medicines are free:

• Medicines administered at a hospital or NHS walk-in centre
• Prescribed contraceptives
• Medicines personally administered by a GP
• Medicines supplied at a hospital or Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) clinic for the treatment of a sexually transmitted infection or tuberculosis.