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Free NHS Prescriptions and Medical Exemptions (England)

Free NHS prescriptions (exemptions)

Paid by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Check what you're owed

What this pays

The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.

Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.

Who qualifies

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The 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

What this pays and the eligibility rules are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.

Where this comes from

You can get free NHS prescriptions if, at the time the prescription is dispensed, you are 60 or over, under 16 (or 16-18 and in full-time education), pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months, or hold a valid exemption certificate.

https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/

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Source: www.nhs.uk

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