The cost of a 12-month pre-payment certificate (PPC) will also rise by £3.50, but is worth considering if you pay for your medication regularly.
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Thorrun Govind, a pharmacist and the chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in England, said:"This is a further kick in the teeth in that we have already been raising concerns that patients cannot afford their prescriptions. There has been a rise in patients asking pharmacists what medications they can do without.
"We also have patients asking whether they can substitute over-the-counter options that are cheaper for medications they have been prescribed. In some cases, we have had pharmacists funding patients for prescriptions they cannot afford themselves."followed a petition to safeguard free prescriptions for those over 60, garnering more than 46,000 signatures in 2022.
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