Prescription
Charges
Some patients can get free prescriptions. These are available through
the
NHS for:
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Men and women over 60
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Pregnant women and for 12 months after birth
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Children under 16 (under 19 in full-time education)
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People with low income
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People on Income Support
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People with certain chronic conditions
For
general help with health costs,
please
ask at reception for leaflet HC11,
or
ask your pharmacist,
or go to the website:www.dh.gov.uk
(use
the Site Index to search for HC11)
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Anyone
who has to pay and gets
more than 5 prescription items within
4 months,
or 14 prescription items within 12 months,
could
save money with a pre-payment certificate (PPC).
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Ring
0845 8500030 to buy one over the phone using your credit or debit
card
or to get more details.
You
can also obtain an application form (FP95) at the website:- www.ppa.org.uk
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