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:

• Prescription (per item) £9.90
• A 3 month Prescription Prepayment card costs £32.05 and will save you money if you need more than 3 prescribed items in 3 months.
• A 12 month Prescription Prepayment card costs £114.50 and will save you money if you need more than 11 prescribed items in a year.
• A hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Prepayment card costs £19.80 and will save you money if you need more than 2 prescribed qualifying HRT items in a year.
• 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 Integrated Care Board (ICB) clinic for the treatment of a sexually transmitted infection or tuberculosis.