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The Drug Tariff, also known as Drug Tariff price, is that amount that the NHS repays pharmacies for generic prescription medications. [1] It differs from prescription charges which are £9.90 per item/drug as of April 2024 unless exemptions apply.
If the prescriber has the appropriate prescribing rights, any food, drug, toiletry or cosmetic may be prescribed on an NHS prescription unless it is listed in the blacklist – Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004, reproduced in Part XVIIIA of the Drug Tariff.
In the case of more complex products, such as creams, inhalers and injectables, generic prices decay at a slower rate as fewer companies are able to make the product. [17] In the UK, the M category of the drug tariff (reimbursement prices) is used to control the profits of chemists and to reduce the UK's health care tax burden. [18] [19] [20]
The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) is the mechanism used by the UK Department of Health to ensure that the NHS has access to good quality branded medicines at reasonable prices. It involves a non-contractual agreement between the UK Department of Health and The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).
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Medication costs can be the selling price from the manufacturer, that price together with shipping, the wholesale price, the retail price, and the dispensed price. [3]The dispensed price or prescription cost is defined as a cost which the patient has to pay to get medicines or treatments which are written as directions on prescription by a prescribers. [4]
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Provincial and territorial government provide partial prescription drug coverage and the overall drug payment is a mix of public taxation, private insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Insurance coverage differs regionally, although each public drug coverage plan must meet standards set by the federal government. [ 6 ]