§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish in theOfficial Report the prescription charges for patients who do not qualify for exemptions for each medicament included in the limited list.
§ Mr. MellorNHS patients must pay a prescription charge of £2.60 for each item prescribed at NHS expense unless they qualify for exemption. If a patient is given a private prescription for a drug or other product which is 605W not available at NHS expense there is no prescription charge, but the patient must pay the pharmacist the full cost of the item supplied.