The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is reminding residents of the benefits of pre-paid certificates for prescriptions (PPC).
The certificates enable people to reduce the cost of prescription charges, which currently stand at £3.85 an item. They are available to provide full cover over periods of four months and 12 months, and cost £19 and £54 respectively.
An application for a PPC can be backdated by up to a week and refunds are available on the production of an NHS receipt.
Those who choose to use a pre-payment certificate should make a note of the expiry date and apply for a renewal in plenty of time as reminders are not issued by the DHSC.
Application forms are available online and at pharmacies.
Patients collecting prescriptions are asked to show their pre-payment certificate or any exemption certificate at the pharmacy.
For more information on pre-payment or exemptions, contact Family Practitioner Services by calling 642694 or email familypractitionerservices.dh@gov.im