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Prescription charges will emergence to almost £10 from adjacent month.
The costs of a azygous medicine will emergence by 25 pence from £9.65 to £9.90 from May 1, officials person confirmed.
An yearly proviso of HRT medicine for menopausal women, introduced a twelvemonth agone to trim costs, will emergence from £19.30 to £19.80.
Prescription prepayment certificate (PPC), for those who do not suffice for free medicines, will emergence from £111.60 to £114.50 annually.
Last night, drugstore leaders accused ministers of expanding 'a taxation connected nan vulnerable'.
Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, said: 'Yet again organization pharmacies must beryllium nan bearers of bad news arsenic nan Government decides to raise nan NHS medicine charge.
The costs of a azygous medicine will emergence by 25 pence from £9.65 to £9.90 from May 1, officials person confirmed (stock)
'As nan costs of surviving continues to put strain connected nan astir susceptible successful society, galore patients will person to make unbearable decisions astir which medicines they tin spend to salary for.'
Approximately £600million is generated each twelvemonth successful gross from medicine charges successful England for nan transportation of NHS services.
The Department of Health and Social Care said it had taken steps to thief pinch nan costs of prescriptions and almost 89 per cent of items successful England were provided free of charge.
NHS prescriptions are free successful Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are fewer salary exemptions for patients successful England, including for those aged 16-18 and successful full-time acquisition aliases patients erstwhile they move 60.
Pharmacy leaders accused ministers of expanding 'a taxation connected nan vulnerable' (stock)
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said:
'Almost 9 successful 10 items are disposable for free connected nan NHS successful England and we supply a wide scope of support to guarantee everyone who needs a medicine tin spend it.
'Those connected a debased income, aged complete 60 aliases pinch qualifying aesculapian conditions for illustration cancer, epilepsy and glucosuria each suffice for exemptions, arsenic do children and pregnant women.
'Where charges are successful place, it is important prices are regularly updated to guarantee nan NHS maintains a sustainable business exemplary and tin proceed to present fantabulous diligent care.'
