Free NHS prescriptions

[something daft already!!]

A couple of years ago, I suffered with some pretty bad seizures and was hospitalised for about 7 weeks. 6 of which, I was in a coma. I have been taking Anti-seizure medications for the last two years and been buying the 3 month pre-payment prescriptions certificates as I am still working full time.

I only found out last week that if you suffer from such, you get them free. I could have saved myself around £250. No-one told me about this at my Doctors or Hospital and I only found out with a Google search recently. I wont get any of it back, but they are refunding my last payment.

I suggest if you have a long term illness, that you check the eligibility and you too may be able to get them free. Speak to your Dr about getting the exemption certificate and getting them to sign it off for you.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Cheers @something daft already!!

I have long term meds for blood pressure (because I'm a fat *******) and for glaucoma but no cigar.

A friend of mine is diabetic and he gets free prescriptions for that.

When I was on jobseekers, I did get free prescriptions for the first 6 months then I had to pay after that and carried on paying after I found work again.

Jobseekers is now called universal credit which I believe can get you free prescriptions.

I'm on PIP but that doesn't count. I do the same as what the OP previously did - pre pay certificates except I do the yearly one at approx. £110 a year.

 

[Lartyconshayo]

Move to Scotland. All prescriptions free on NHS

 

[something daft already!!]

Move to Scotland. All prescriptions free on NHS

And in Wales.

 

[Hagar]

Could be a long commute.

 

[Cromulent]

I have an under active Thyroid and that gives you free prescriptions as well.

Edit: The great thing is it isn't just Thyroid prescriptions that are free but all prescriptions not matter the cause.

 

[Uther]

Yes my wife had to pay for her heart meds until she got thyroid issues then everything was free.
I get them free now as I'm over 60...

 

[tonys]

We used to do the yearly prepayment because we both had more than 3 items each.

 

[Uther]

We used to do the yearly prepayment because we both had more than 3 items each.

Yes it's a no brainer really. How much is a prescription now, £10 or something?

 

[Mysterae_]

Move to Scotland. All prescriptions free on NHS

My 42% income tax rate tells me otherwise.

 

[Begbie]

My 42% income tax rate tells me otherwise.

And 7k less rate than england. Our prescriptions aren't free.

 

[MooMoo444]

Prescription charges are crazy when you look up the actual cost of some items.

 

[Hagar]

Prescription charges are crazy when you look up the actual cost of some items.

Which you should do and then ask the pharmacist if you can buy them without a prescription.

 

[Mason-]

Which you should do and then ask the pharmacist if you can buy them without a prescription.

Also if you have private health, and a doctor prescribes you something. Ask if it’s cheaper NHS or private. They’re usually willing to prescribe you in the cheapest way.

 

[freddie64]

We used to do the yearly prepayment because we both had more than 3 items each.

I used to get one of these and two prescriptions paid for it (7 items).
Don't understand why you can't get free prescriptions for angina and needing meds for the rest of your life.

Now i'm over 60 and diabetic, i finally get them free.

 

[tonys]

I used to get one of these and two prescriptions paid for it (7 items).
Don't understand why you can't get free prescriptions for angina and needing meds for the rest of your life.

Now i'm over 60 and diabetic, i finally get them free.

The discrepancies on what you can get for free are ridiculous, my sister could get all her prescriptions for free because she suffered from epilepsy, but someone with asthma couldn't. I'm now over 60 and now have 8 items on my prescription every month.

 

[something daft already!!]

The discrepancies on what you can get for free are ridiculous, my sister could get all her prescriptions for free because she suffered from epilepsy, but someone with asthma couldn't. I'm now over 60 and now have 8 items on my prescription every month.

I too have Asthma and now get both inhalers free. Have not done so all my life until now(apart from as a child). I agree, this too should be free.

 

[Trifid]

The discrepancies on what you can get for free are ridiculous, my sister could get all her prescriptions for free because she suffered from epilepsy, but someone with asthma couldn't. I'm now over 60 and now have 8 items on my prescription every month.

Tbh it is £60/year worth of prescriptions. A price worth paying to breath easily.

 

[tonys]

Tbh it is £60/year worth of prescriptions. A price worth paying to breath easily.

If you are asthmatic you shouldn't really need to pay for the prescriptions due to the nature of the condition.

 

[Flibster]

I get 5 things on prescription and will have them for life. Cant get them for free, I've tried. So the PPC works well for me. £114 per year vs £643.50 per year.