Cheapest Prescriptions and Medications Discussion

SARAH570_2

I live in Wales near the border with England, I go to a doctor in England, does anyone know would I be entitled to free prescriptions, if I went to a pharmacist in Wales as I live in Wales?

max2002ad

The welsh assembly is aware of this border issue and are launching a card that a welsh resident can take an english prescription in to a welsh pharmacy and get the prescription for the current welsh rate. for information about this card it would be best to contact the welsh assembly.

For further info check this out: http://new.wales.gov.uk/news/pressreleasearchive/healthandsocialcare/may2006healthandsocialcare/260506all?lang=en

Hope this helps!

SARAH570_2

Thanks max2002ad for your reply, I looked at the site, it was very useful.

jet44

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned here but if you are entitled to free prscriptions then you can also register for Care at the Chemist.
It is primarily for minor ailments but well worth it as medicines can be quite expensive. You have to register with one chemist but you can receive treatment free for many minor ailments. I can't find much on the internet about it but my chemist did say that they didn't want everyone to know about it so I guess the NHS is trying to keep a lid on this one.

UltimoScorpion_2

Ask your doctor for a private prescription. I suffer from Asthma and regularly need inhalers. I used to pay £6.65 for each inhaler until I asked my doctor to help, he issued me with a private prescription, I now pay just £4.00 for the same inhaler, from the same doctor and from the same pharmacy.

UltimoScorpion_2

There is no limit to how many prescriptions you can get on the 4 month prepayment certificate. I held this certificate once and over the 4 months took my 12 months worth of prescriptions into the pharmacy. I then stored the drugs until I needed them. The only problem that may occur is some drugs have a use by date on them, fortunately for asthmatics this is usually 5 years ahead.

buglawton

My local Dental surgery accepts NHS patients but charges for things anyway. So today, had a Quote for a UR7 Composite MO Restoration (small repair of an existing filling) for £68.00.

Reasonable? Should I get a cheap flight to Poland and get it done there?

dogsbreath

The simple answer is to strike back by buying effectively. The first
thing to do is to get yourself a prepayment certificate. Under no
circumstances buy the 12 month one. Only ever buy the 4 month one.
It's much better value. Here is the plan, which works if your
medicine lasts a month.

Month 1
Ask for a repeat prescription, but don't take it to the pharmacy

Month 2
Buy a pre-payment certificate
Ask for a repeat prescription
Use the original prescription

Month 3
Ask for a repeat prescription
Use the second prescription

Month 4
Ask for a repeat prescription
Use the third prescription
Later in the month use the fourth prescription

Month 5 - This is the month that your pre-payment certificate will
run out
Ask for a repeat prescription at the start of the month
Use the prescription
Ask for a repeat prescription, but ask for a double amount of everything
Use the double prescription before the pre-payment certificate runs out.

You will have got 7 prescriptions for the price of a four month pre-
payment certificate, or another way of looking at it is that instead
of paying about £100 per year for your medicines you will pay you
will pay about £58 a year. Twenty three years of asthma and you save
a grand at todays prices! Put it into a savings account at 3.5%
interest and it mounts up to £1497.99. Too good to miss.

barryboy1954

I work in the "public transport industry" as a bus driver. I pay £1 per week to the Transport Benevolent Fund and in return they pay for my Prescription Pre Payment Cert. They also cover my wife as well, although she does not need one. There are host of other "medical" related benefits too for just £1 per week out of my wages. So if you work in the Public Transport Industry bus or rail then it is well worth joining. See their website https://www.tbf.org.uk My annual Prescriptions (three medications monthly) cost me just £52, I think its a pound a week well spent.

Sir_Alan

Until recently I was taking bisoprolol fumarate tablets to control my blood pressure. These were originally Monocor, but when the patent expired various generics appeared.

I soon discovered that not all generics were as effective as the Monocor: if I was late taking the next day's dose the effect of Monocor generally started to wear off after about 27-28 hours; however, one generic wore off after less than 20 hours (which was a fat lot of use) and another (a different sized tablet from the same manufacturer) in about 24 hours. All supposedly had the same quantity of active ingredient.

Luckily, after Monocor ceased to be available and I could only get generics, the later versions were all satisfactory.

(For the record, my doctor has now switched me to perindopril (Coversyl). So far, so good (tempting Providence :A )