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NHS Prescriptions

You can get free NHS prescriptions if at the time the prescription is dispensed you:

• are aged 60 or over.
• are under 16.
• are aged 16, 17 or 18 in full-time education.
• are pregnant, or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid exemption certificate.
• have a listed medical condition and have a valid exemption certificate.
• have a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without help from another person and have a valid exemption certificate.
• are an NHS in-patient.
• are getting, or your partner gets:
  • Income Support.
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (Incapacity Benefit or Disability Living Allowance do not count, as they are not income related).
  • Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
• are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate.
• are named on a valid HC2 certificate.
• are a war pensioner, the prescription Is for your accepted disablement and you have a valid war pension exemption certificate.

Other groups

War Pensioners

You get free NHS prescriptions and NHS wigs and fabric supports at the point of treatment if the treatment is for your accepted disablement and you have a valid war pension exemption certificate. You can claim money back for dental treatment, travel costs, sight tests, glasses or contact lenses if the treatment, or the reason for travel, is for your accepted disablement.

Write to:

The Treatment Group,
Veterans Agency,
Norcross,
Blackpool
FY5 3WP.

You can get a pre-paid addressed envelope from Post Offices.

Note

You can find more information about prescriptions on our web site under Patient Information -> Prescriptions. We are committed to keeping you informed.