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dipsydoodle

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7. You can also get prepayment certificates

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #6)

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 08:08 AM

Mar 2014

A three month PPC costs £29.10 and will save you money if you need four or more items in the three months
A 12 month PPC costs £104.00 and will save you money if you need more than 14 items in a year

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/PPC.aspx

and those over 60 years old are exempt from any prescription charges.

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Question about NHS and medication coverage [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

For most medications, there's a standard per prescription charge of £7.85 muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #1

ok thanks for that thorough explanation nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #2

Related to NICE's role that m_v's mentioned, there's also the pop phrase "postcode lottery." Denzil_DC Mar 2014 #3

thanks for that, very useful ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

I should also add - no doubt confusingly for non-British people - Denzil_DC Mar 2014 #6

You can also get prepayment certificates dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #7

'creeping privatization' -sadly too true LeftishBrit Mar 2014 #5