Prescriptions will cost £9 from April
Date published: 22 February 2019
NHS prescriptions will cost £9 for each medicine dispensed
Prescription charges are set to increase across England from 1 April 2019.
Regulations have been laid before Parliament to increase certain National Health Service, although prescription prepayment certificate (PPC)costs will be frozen for another year.
The increase means that a standard NHS prescription will cost £9 for each medicine or appliance dispensed - a 20p increase.
The cost of a three-month PPC will remain at £29.10 and the cost of the annual PPC will stay at £104.
Charges for wigs and fabric supports will also be increased in line with inflation.
From 1 April, these are the following prescription charges:
- Single charge: £9
- Three-month PPC (no change): £29.10
- 12-month PPC (no change): £104
Wigs and fabric supports
- Surgical bra: £29.50
- Abdominal or spinal support: £44.55
- Stock modacrylic wig: £72.80
- Partial human hair wig: £192.85
- Full bespoke human hair wig: £282
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