- A prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) may make your prescriptions cheaper if you pay for your prescriptions. You can buy prescription prepayment certificates from the NHS.
You can only buy a PPC if you live in England.
A 3 month or 12 month PPC is available to buy and will cover all your prescriptions for that period, no matter how many prescription items you need.
A prescription costs £9.90 per item (as of 11/11/2024), but a PPC costs:
- £32.05 for 3 months
- £114.50 for 12 months
Do you have 4 or more prescriptions in 3 months? Or 12 or more prescriptions in 12 months? There is a saving to be made.
How do I save money?
If you are going to buy 4 or more prescriptions in 3 months, or 12 or more prescriptions in 12 months, it may work out cheaper to buy a PPC.
Why is a PPC cheaper?
Well,
If you have four items:
4 x £9.90 = £39.60
Cost of a 3 month PPC is £32.05. Therefore a saving of £7.55.
If you have twelve items:
12 x £9.90 = £118.80
Cost of a 12 month PPC is £114.50. Therefore a saving of £4.30.
To help you spread out the costs of a 12 month PPC, you can pay in 10 monthly instalments when you buy a 12 month PPC.
