With England's prescription charge currently standing at £9.35 per item, and the cost of living at record highs across the country, any way we can save money on essentials has to be a good thing. When it comes to over-the-counter medication, we are faced with many different brands, ranging from our supermarket basic brands all the way to the branded pharmaceutical medications that we see advertised on our TV screens.
But many medicines - while sporting different branding - actually possess the same PL Number (PL Code for short) which means they are, in fact, the exact same as each other despite having different prices. Saving experts at Raisin UK have delved into the MHRA, the regulator for UK medicines, to understand why we pay more for our branded products.
