NHS prescription cost

Do you know how much a prescription item costs? Stay up to date with the latest pricing with our helpful guides. If you’re collecting or ordering prescriptions online, you could save money on NHS prescription with a Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC). A PPC can be used online and in your local pharmacy to help save you money if you collect multiple prescriptions a month. Find out how prepaid prescriptions work and whether you could benefit.

Free NHS prescriptions

If you live in the UK, you may be eligible for free NHS prescriptions. Learn more about the criteria, circumstances and medical exemptions that could mean you are entitled to free prescriptions in England. You can check if you’re eligible with our handy UK prescription guides.

What is the NHS electronic prescription service?

The Electronic Prescription Service has been introduced by the NHS across England, allowing your GP to send your prescriptions electronically to a nominated pharmacy.

The service allows GP surgeries to move to a paperless system, which means you can choose where to send your prescription. The benefits of this service are that the pharmacy can get your medication ready before you arrive, you can choose a pharmacy that is convenient to you or our online pharmacy can deliver straight to your door. You will no longer receive a paper prescription, but rest assured that the way your medication is dispensed and how you receive it will remain the same.