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Nearly all pharmacists have had patients decline medicines due to prescription charge

Renewed calls to axe prescription charge as survey highlights worrying findings.

05 Feb 2024

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People with LTCs struggle to access medicine, research reveals

The Prescription Charges Coalition called on the government to freeze the prescription charge next year.

22 Mar 2023

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More patients are not collecting scripts due to cost of living

Patients in England are asking pharmacists what medicines they can do without, according to a study by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

13 Feb 2023

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We’ve helped patients pay their prescription charge, says pharmacist

Ade Williams says patients go without medication as they are 'too dignified and would rather walk away'

05 Jan 2023

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Hancock urged to remove script charges 'to save lives'

The health sectretary has been urged to scrap prescription charges temporarily to help reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.

27 Apr 2020

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