§ Sir Gerard VaughanTo ask the Secretary of state for Health (1) how much is paid by patients to the community pharmacist over and above the cost of the prescribed medicine for a private, non-NHS, prescription;
(2) if her Department will consider laying down firm fees which pharmacists can charge for dispensing private prescriptions.
§ Dr. MawhinneyGuidance on the dispensing of private prescriptions is a matter for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. Information on charges levied by community pharmacists for dispensing private prescriptions is not collected by the Department.