So, to answer the burning question: prescriptions in the UK cost £9.65 per item in England, and are free elsewhere in the UK. It’s a weird, patchwork system that feels both generous and stingy at the same time. Like a rich uncle who gives you £10 for your birthday but then reminds you he paid for your dinner.
If you’re planning a move or just visiting, my advice? Stock up on PPCs if you need regular meds. And if you’re a healthy person who only needs the odd antibiotic? Just grin and pay the £9.65. It could be worse. You could be in the US, where you’d need a second mortgage for a course of statins. (I’m joking. Mostly.)
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go finish my antihistamines. They cost me a tenner, but at least I’m not sneezing my way through the day. Priorities, right?
