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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 727892" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>I'm not surprised that 80% aren't paid for.</p><p>You get free prescritions</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are 60 or over</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are under 16</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are 16-18 and in full-time education</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid maternity exemption certificate (MatEx)</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have a specified medical condition and have a valid medical exemption certificate (MedEx)</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have a continuing physical disability that prevents you from going out without help from another person and have a valid MedEx</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hold a valid war pension exemption certificate and the prescription is for your accepted disability</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are an NHS inpatient</li> </ul><p>plus other exemptions for low income and some medical conditions. Contraception is also free.</p><p>Those that pay aren't aren't likely to need a lot of medication,</p><p>Until I developed diabetes, I rarely saw a doctor .I actually can only remember one prescription for some antibiotics and during pregnancy some iron tablets and injections ( diabetes changed all that and I hate the fact that my life became medicalised with frequent appointments and tests)</p><p> On the other hand my elderly father has a huge list of medications each day, my mother was the same.. Many of us live quite long lives due to the health provision available but it becomes increasingly expensive to keep us alive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 727892, member: 12578"] I'm not surprised that 80% aren't paid for. You get free prescritions [LIST] [*]are 60 or over [/LIST] [LIST] [*]are under 16 [/LIST] [LIST] [*]are 16-18 and in full-time education [/LIST] [LIST] [*]are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid maternity exemption certificate (MatEx) [/LIST] [LIST] [*]have a specified medical condition and have a valid medical exemption certificate (MedEx) [/LIST] [LIST] [*]have a continuing physical disability that prevents you from going out without help from another person and have a valid MedEx [/LIST] [LIST] [*]hold a valid war pension exemption certificate and the prescription is for your accepted disability [/LIST] [LIST] [*]are an NHS inpatient [/LIST] plus other exemptions for low income and some medical conditions. Contraception is also free. Those that pay aren't aren't likely to need a lot of medication, Until I developed diabetes, I rarely saw a doctor .I actually can only remember one prescription for some antibiotics and during pregnancy some iron tablets and injections ( diabetes changed all that and I hate the fact that my life became medicalised with frequent appointments and tests) On the other hand my elderly father has a huge list of medications each day, my mother was the same.. Many of us live quite long lives due to the health provision available but it becomes increasingly expensive to keep us alive. [/QUOTE]
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