It is sometimes worthwhile to buy a season ticket for pre-payment of prescription charges.

Prescription prepayment certificate

• 3-months pre-payment certificates £27.85
• 12-months pre-payment certificates £102.50

• A prescription charge (Last updated: April 2008) is £7.10 per item..

This means that when using a season ticket, once 15 items have been dispensed, the ticket has paid for itself. £102.50 may sound a lot, but compared to the actual cost of medication this represents excellent value.