Full list of new NHS prescription charges as changes come into force next week

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Millions of NHS patients are set to pay more for their prescriptions in just a few days

The cost of a single NHS prescription will go up to almost £10, following an increase of 25p this year to £9.90. This is an increase of around 2.5 per cent, which is below the rate of inflation, but the increase could still make life more difficult for people on low fixed incomes.

Read more: DWP benefit claimants are able to get free NHS prescriptions - full list of those eligible "We remain opposed to the charge: it is a tax on the vulnerable and one which forces pharmacy teams to act as tax collectors on top of the intolerable wider pressures that community pharmacy is facing.”

 

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