Prescription Charges

NHS Prescription Charge increased to £7.85 for 2013 for each medicine or appliance

Prescriptions are free for:

• children under 16 years of age
• full-time students aged 16, 17 or 18
• people aged 60 years and over
• people getting Income Support (IS)
• people getting Income based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA (1B))
• people with a partner who gets Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
• people with a valid maternity or medical exemption certificate
• war pensioners with a valid exemption certification (for accepted disablement only)
• people with a current NHS Charge Certificate for full help (Certificate HC2)
• people with a valid Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC)*
• people entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate
• some prescriptions issued by HMP Service

* A PPC may save you money; they cost £29.10 for 3 months and £104.00 for 12 months (offering a saving to anyone who needs more than 3 items in 3 months or 14 items in 12 months).

To apply for a pre-payment certificate over the phone, just call the pre-payment certificate order line.

The lo-call rate number for this service is 0845 850 0030.

Please have your:

• debit or credit card details ready if you want to pay in full; or
• your bank or building society account details ready if you want to pay for a 12-month PPC by 10 monthly Direct Debit instalments.

Your PPC will start from the date they receive your phone call unless you ask for a different start date. This can be up to one month earlier or later than the date of your phone call.

The prescription charge is a contribution to the NHS. It is not a payment to the pharmacist. It bears no relationship to the cost of the medicine.

We have three highly experienced pharmacists on-site to handle all your concerns so you receive the highest level of customer service. They are registered in the (GPhC): click the link next to their Registration Number to check their profiles.

Simon Addison Smith
BSc. MRPharmS
Reg No. 2024372

Rachel Claire Chatwin
MPharm, MRPharmS
Reg No. 2061249

Victoria Jane Whalley
MPharm, MRPharmS
Reg No. 2063171