Asthma: Prescriptions
Commons · Question 1312 · Tabled 23 Jul 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rosena Allin-Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of adding asthma to the list of long-term medical conditions that are exempt from prescription charges.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Jul 2024
There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wide r...