Current costs and how to save money on your prescriptions
Most adults in England have to pay prescription charges.
Some items are always free, including contraceptives and medicines prescribed for hospital inpatients.
The current prescription charge is £9.65 per item.
A prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) could save you money on NHS prescription costs:
- a 3-month PPC costs £31.25
- a 12-month PPC is £111.60
- a 12-month PPC for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) only is £19.30
Find out how to save money with a PPC
If you don’t need a standard prepayment Certificate, but do require regular HRT presciptions, you may also now purchase a separate HRT prepayment certificate. See here for more information about how to buy it and which HRT medications are covered.
