What is Prescription charge?
In the [[English language|English]] [[National Health Service]] people between age 16 and 60 may have to pay a charge for [[Prescription|prescribed]] medicine. The charge is £9.35 for each one. People can get a certificate which lasts for 3 months for £30.25, or one which lasts a year for £108.10. In April 2023 a new charge was started for [[Hormone Replacement Therapy]]. The new HRT prepayment certificate costs £19.30 a year.<ref>{{Cite news|title=New scheme for cheaper Hormone Replacement Therapy launches|language=en|work=GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-scheme-for-cheaper-hormone-replacement-therapy-launches|access-date=2023-04-01}}</ref> People do not have to pay if they are: * under 16, * 16–18 and in full-time education, * getting some [[Means test|means tested]] benefits * over 60, * women who are expecting or have had a baby in the previous 12 months. They need a maternity exemption certificate. * People who have a certificate (HC2) from the [[NHS Low Income Scheme]]. An HC3 certificate gives some help but not exemption from charges. People who do not pay when they should can be punished. They may have to pay more than £100. == Medical exemption == People with these conditions are given a [[medical exemption]] certificate. They do not have to pay for any prescriptions, * [[epilepsy]] needing continuous therapy * a permanent [[fistula]] * [[diabetes mellitus]] * [[hyperthyroidism]] (also referred to as [[Graves' Disease]], an autoimmune disorder) * [[myxoedema]] which occurs in hypothyroidism, or hyperthyroidism * [[hypoparathyroidism]] * [[diabetes insipidus]] or [[hypopituitarism]] * [[Addison's disease]] and other forms of [[hypoadrenalism]] * [[myasthenia gravis]] * any continuing physical disability which stops them going out alone * undergoing [[Treatment of cancer|treatment for cancer]], including the effects of cancer, or the effects of current or previous cancer treatment.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=Who can get free prescriptions|url=https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-s