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Simon Meechan

Save money on prescription charges with NHS unlimited annual 'season ticket'

If you regularly take out a prescription you could save money by buying a 'season ticket' that covers all prescriptions for a year.

Research by Money Saving Expert found that more than a million people overpaid for their prescriptions by paying the single prescription charge every time they picked up their medicine when they would be better off paying the unlimited annual charge.

The NHS says: "If you know you'll have to pay for a lot of NHS prescriptions, it may be cheaper to buy a prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) – effectively a prescription "season ticket".

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