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Prescription charges
Prescriptions are free for
- children under 16 years of age.
- students aged 16, 17 or 18 who are in
full-time education.
- men and women aged 60 years and over.
- pregnant women and those who have had a
baby in the last 12 months.
- people with a valid Medical Exemption
Certificate (see below).
- people with a valid Prescription Pre
Payment Certificate (see below).
- people with a current NHS Charge
Certificate for full help (HC2).
- people getting Income Support, or
Employment and Support Allowance.
- people getting Income-based Jobseeker’s
Allowance.
- people with a partner who gets Pension
Credit Guarantee Credit.
- war pensioners with a valid exemption
certificate.
- people entitled to, or named on, a valid
NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate.
Medical Exemption
People suffering from one of the following
conditions can get a medical exemption
certificate. Ask for an application form FP92A
from reception.
- a permanent fistula (for example
caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomy or
ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical
dressing or requiring an appliance.
- a form of hypoadrenalism (for example
Addison's disease) for which specific
substitution therapy is essential.
- diabetes insipidus or other forms of
hypopituitarism.
- diabetes mellitus, except where
treatment is by diet alone.
- hypoparathyroidism.
- myasthenia gravis.
- myxoedema (that is, hypothyroidism
requiring thyroid hormone replacement).
- epilepsy requiring continuous
anticonvulsive therapy.
- a continuing physical disability which
means the person cannot go out without the
help of another person. Temporary
disabilities do not count even if they last
for several months.
- In April 2009 medical exemption became
available for patients who are undergoing
treatment for cancer, including the effects
of cancer, or the effects of current or
previous cancer treatment.
Pre Payment Certificates
A pre payment certificate will save money for
anyone who needs 4 or more items in 3 months, or
more than 14 items in 12 months. You can buy a
pre payment certificate to cover a 3 month or 12
month period. To help spread the cost, you can
now choose to pay for the 12 month pre payment
certificate by Direct Debit monthly instalments.
Ask for Form FP95, ring 0845 850 0030, visit
https://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/ppcdd/patient.do
or visit a pharmacy that is registered to sell
pre payment certificates. Our closest pharmacy
that sells them is Boots, 55 Henleaze Rd,
Bristol, BS9 4JT.
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