Full list of medical conditions and benefits that get you free NHS prescriptions revealed

PRESCRIPTION costs have been rising for years and millions could soon lose out on their free medicines.

There is still a long list of people who are eligible for free NHS prescriptions in England, including those with some medical conditions. 

Brits have been hit with rising prescription costs every April in recent years.

But this year the charge of £9.35 is set to stay the same, a Government minister confirmed.

Last week Edward Argar, a health minister, said: “Prescription charges will not be uplifted on 1 April 2022. There is currently no planned announcement on any future increase.”

Patients in England are currently given free prescriptions when they turn 60, while medicines are free to everyone in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

But people between 60 and 66 years old are face losing their free prescriptions.

Officials are consulting on whether the free prescription age should be moved to 66 to be aligned with the state pension age.

Among those aged between 60 and 65, 3.54 million rely on NHS prescriptions.

Of these, roughly half do not have to pay either because they have a medical exemption or they are on a low income or benefits.

These patients would continue to get free prescriptions if the proposal goes ahead.

Who can get free prescriptions 

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You can get free NHS prescriptions if, at the time the prescription is dispensed, you:

• Are 60 or over
• Are under 16
• Are 16 to 18 and in full-time education
• Are an NHS inpatient
• Hold a valid war pension exemption certificate and the prescription is for your accepted disability

As long as you have a valid maternal exemption certificate, you can get free prescriptions while pregnant or if you’ve had a baby in the past 12 months.