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Originally Posted by HarryT
But the overwhelming majority of NHS prescriptions are dispensed free. Anyone on a state pension gets free prescriptions, anyone out of work, etc. The £7.20 is a fairly nominal charge and, in most cases, is a lot less than the medicine actually costs.
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It's just that the UK's NHS is often portrayed as a 'free' health service, and that may be how many people in other countries think of it in discussions like this - in fact many people don't qualify for free health care.
