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Originally Posted by GeoffC
Only in England
Unfortunately for my daughter who needs umpteen tablets each day ....
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From 1st April all Scottish prescriptions are now free of charge. Before that, prescription charges were no higher in Scotland than in England, and pre-payment certificates were also available in Scotland.
http://www.isd.scot.nhs.uk/isd/2237.html
Prescription charges have also been abolished in Wales and Northern Ireland, but before they were abolished, I'm sure that pre-payment certificates were also available there.
England currently has the highest prescription charges (i.e. any at all) of the four main parts of the UK.