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NHS prescriptions to rise for second year running -here's what you'll pay

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Vincent
Published date05 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
People will pay 25p more for a single prescription taking the cost to £9.90. The 2.59% increase will be per item so if you have more than one on a prescription then you will pay 25p more for each of them

Those who pay in advance through prepayment certificates PPCs will also have an increased charge. Three-month PPCs will now cost £32.05 -up 80p, while the 12 month certificated will increase by £2.90 from £111.60 to £114.40.

PPCs cover the cost of all prescriptions bought over the period they are bought for which means if you buy four items or more over a three-month period or 12 items or more over a year it can work out cheaper.

The annual Hormone Replacement Therapy HRT certificate introduced last year to cut costs for menopausal women will rise from £19.30 to £19.80. However this PPC can only be used to pay for listed HRT medicine and not other prescriptions.

The cost of wigs and fabric supports is also going to rise by the same percentage. This means a surgical bra will cost £32.50 while a full bespoke human hair wig will rise by £7.85 to £310.55.

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