Walk in Pharmacy Prescriptions:

A quick guide to prescription charges
Most NHS treatment is free, however there can be charges for certain items such as prescriptions.

England 

Prescriptions are charged by the item. From the 1st April 2008 each item costs £7.10.

Northern Ireland
Prescriptions are charged by the item. From the 1st April 2008 each item costs £6.85.

Scotland

Prescriptions are charged by the item. From the 1st April 2008 each item costs £5.00.

Pre-Payment Certificates
If you pay for four or more prescription items in three months, or 15 or more items within 12 months then you could save money by purchasing a Pre-Payment Certificate.

England: 

• 3-month pre-payment certificate costs £27.85 from 1st April 2008
• 12-month pre-payment certificate costs £102.50 from 1st April 2008

A Prepayment Certificate may be purchased online at: http://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/ppc_intro.htm

Northern Ireland:

• 4-month pre-payment certificate costs £35.85
• 12-month pre-payment certificate costs £98.70

Scotland  

• 4-month pre-payment certificate costs £17.00
• 12-month pre-payment certificate costs £48.00

Talk to your Pharmacist about obtaining a certificate.

Wales
From the 1st April 2007 NHS prescription charges in Wales were abolished.

You are entitled to free prescriptions in Wales if you fall into one of the following:

• You are a patient registered with a Welsh GP, who gets your prescription from a Welsh pharmacy
• You are a Welsh patient who has an English GP and an entitlement card, and you get your prescriptions from a Welsh pharmacy

A quick guide to exemptions in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

NHS prescriptions are normally charged at a specific fee for each item. However, many people are exempt from paying these prescription charges.

If at the time you have your prescription dispensed you fall into one of the groups below then you should be exempt from charges.

• You are under 16
• You are 16 to 18 and in full-time education
• You are 60 or over
• You are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid exemption certificate
• You have a specified medical condition and have a valid exemption certificate
• You have a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without help from another person and have a valid exemption certificate
• You are getting or your partner gets:
   - Income support
   - Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
   - Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
• You are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• You are named on a valid HC2 certificate
• You are a war pensioner, the prescription is for your accepted disablement and you have a valid war pension exemption certificate

There are also some situations in which medicines are supplied free:
• Prescribed contraceptives
• Medication administered at a hospital or a NHS Walk in Centre
• Medication personally administered by a GP
• Medication supplied at a hospital or PCT clinic for the treatment of a sexually transmissible infection

Our pharmacy team will be happy to tell you all about exemptions in your area.

Online Pharmacy Prescriptions: 

Please note our online pharmacy service is based in England so all English prices and rules apply.