§ Mr. CannTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if it is her intention that the dispensing of a pack of cyclo-progynova 1 mg tablets containing two different coloured sets of tablets should attract one or two prescription charges.
§ Dr. MawhinneyA prescription charge is payable in respect of each quantity of a drug or appliance dispensed, unless the patient is entitled to charge exemption or remission. Cyclo-Progynova 1 mg tablets contain two separate preparations differentiated by colour and two prescriptions charges are, therefore, due when these items are dispensed. The fact that for convenience, and as an aid to patient compliance, the two preparations are supplied in one pack does not alter the patient's liability for prescription charges.