[B]The cost of prescription charges in England will rise by 20p to £7.85 from 1 April, the government has announced.
[/B][url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21629363[/url]
I don't have to pay, but this can't be a good thing.
All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39762945]All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?[/QUOTE]
[quote]"In England, around 90% of prescription items are dispensed free." [/quote]
In the article.
Free prescription master race!
I'm glad I don't need pescription medicine often, it must be hard for people on repeat pescription or taking lots of medication.
today i bought some anti-depressants for 40 bucks
now i'm more depressed because i spent fucking forty bucks
Holy shit that's dirt cheap. I pay $150 a [I]month[/I] just for my adderall script.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39762945]All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?[/QUOTE]
Its a strange system.
There are more variables to [B]not[/B] pay for prescription drugs than there is.
And yeah its mostly flat rate afaik.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39762945]All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's £7.65 per item on a prescription. But if it's from a hospital it's free, if you're unemployed it's free, if you're a child it's free, etc etc
Dental fees are going up as well, as if they weren't expensive enough already.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39762945]All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?[/QUOTE]
Yes we pay £7-something per line on the prescription no matter what it is (unless its a private prescription). Nearly got scammed due to it, I got prescribed some medication that isn't prescription only but its pharmacy-only, turned out to be on sale in the sale chemist for £4. They tried to do it as a prescription to start with, for half a box. Its quite a dumb system due to that reason.
The real issue that people ~100 miles from where I am get everything for free.
[editline]1st March 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=matt.ant;39763285]Yes, it's £7.65 per item on a prescription. [B]But if it's from a hospital it's free[/B], if you're unemployed it's free, if you're a child it's free, etc etc[/QUOTE]
I didn't know this, so does this mean if you are in A&E and they prescribe you something you pick it up for free? Suddenly I understand why people sit in A&E for hours to end up with a prescription for over the counter pain killers.
[QUOTE=matt.ant;39763285]Yes, it's £7.65 per item on a prescription. But if it's from a hospital it's free, if you're unemployed it's free, if you're a child it's free, etc etc[/QUOTE]
Also I think if you're prescribed something which requires more than 14 visits to the pharmacy in a year then its free, but don't hold me to that.
[QUOTE=Jsm;39763635]Yes we pay £7-something per line on the prescription no matter what it is (unless its a private prescription). Nearly got scammed due to it, I got prescribed some medication that isn't prescription only but its pharmacy-only, turned out to be on sale in the sale chemist for £4. They tried to do it as a prescription to start with, for half a box. Its quite a dumb system due to that reason.
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This happens to me all the time, I nearly paid £15.30 for two items which could be bought over the counter at £1.30 each, the pharmacist noticed when she gave them to be so she could refund it
[QUOTE=matt.ant;39763285]Yes, it's £7.65 per item on a prescription. [B]But if it's from a hospital it's free[/B], if you're unemployed it's free, if you're a child it's free, etc etc[/QUOTE]
Not quite.
When a friend of mine had an asthma attack, all the medication given was free, but the steroids to keep the problem stable given after the attack were charged at the standard rate.
I think it heavily depends on the category of drug.
[QUOTE=MrEndangered;39763878]Not quite.
When a friend of mine had an asthma attack, all the medication given was free, but the steroids to keep the problem stable given after the attack were charged at the standard rate.[/QUOTE]
I meant if you are in hospital and you are given any medication to take away with you that day, I've never had to pay that way
My old man got put on (among other things) aspirin, and he got given a prescription for it. Not sure why you'd pay £7.65 for them when you can pick up 16 for 25p at a supermarket.
And i'm just going to continue enjoying my free prescriptions in scotland...
[QUOTE=Zeke129;39762945]All prescription drugs cost the same thing in England?[/QUOTE]
If you get them from the NHS yeah, they still get ripped off on your behalf though. If they're not controlled drugs you can legally get them from an online pharmacy, especially things like baldness and stop smoking treatments but be prepared to pay a premium.
[editline]1st March 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=its shortie;39763219]Holy shit that's dirt cheap. I pay $150 a [I]month[/I] just for my adderall script.[/QUOTE]
Well you are legally buying amphetamine, pharmacist or drug dealer they both want a profit.
You socialist scum taking handouts!
I should really leave America.
[QUOTE=Falubii;39766946]You socialist scum taking handouts!
I should really leave America.[/QUOTE]
Hey they aren't handouts if we pay!
England is the only part of the UK that still has prescription charges
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12928485[/url]
[QUOTE=matt.ant;39763285]Yes, it's £7.65 per item on a prescription. But if it's from a hospital it's free, if you're unemployed it's free, if you're a child it's free, etc etc[/QUOTE]
That's cool, in my province it's only free if the drugs are administered in the hospital with a few exceptions for seniors, minors, and low income people, or for egregiously expensive drugs like chemo stuff
[QUOTE=smurfy;39766976]England is the only part of the UK that still has prescription charges
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[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12928485[/URL][/QUOTE]
Hey the NHS has gotta be funded somehow, its a shame it falls on us though. I have a feeling the west Lothian question is rather relevant to this entire problem.
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