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RPS releases general election manifesto: Key asks revealed

It urges the next government to review prescription charges in England and strengthen the UK’s medicines supply chain  The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), professional...

Patients in England declining to take vital medicines due to cost, warn pharmacists

MPs will consider a petition on prescription charges for people with long-term health conditions during a debate in the Parliament today.   More than a...

DHSC increases prescription charges by 30 pence for each medicine or appliance dispensed

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced 30 pence increase in prescription charges from £9.35 to £9.65 for each medicine or...

RPS, 24 other organisations urge Sajid Javid to retain free prescriptions for over 60s in England

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and 24 other organisations have signed a letter calling for the retention of free prescriptions for patients aged 60...