Petition · past parliament

Charge 20p per prescription item for those who are normally exempt to stop waste

Closed 36 signatures

What the petition asks

20p per prescription item will encourage people to check their medication stock before reordering everything. 20p charge will also prevent pharmacies from fraudulently ordering everything for their patients. Multi millions could be saved and used for treatment we currently can not afford.
SAVE our NHS. 20p per item will not be unaffordable for the vast majority. MILLIONS of pounds will be saved!

Timeline

15 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 36
Status Closed
Opened 15 Apr 2016
Closed 15 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.