Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Exempt Lifelong Warfarin Users from NHS prescription charge
Open for signatures
476 signatures
What the petition asks
We want lifelong warfarin users to be exempt from NHS prescription charges. Patients with mechanical heart valves must take warfarin for life and have no choice but to remain on this medication.
People born with congenital heart disease who require a mechanical heart valve must take warfarin every day for life to prevent blood clots, stroke and valve failure.
Unlike people with some other lifelong conditions, those who depend on warfarin after mechanical valve replacement are not exempt from prescription charges. We think this is unfair. We call on the Government to fund an NHS prescription charge exemption for a lifelong warfarin users.
Unlike people with some other lifelong conditions, those who depend on warfarin after mechanical valve replacement are not exempt from prescription charges. We think this is unfair. We call on the Government to fund an NHS prescription charge exemption for a lifelong warfarin users.
Timeline
| 14 Jul 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
476
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
14 Jul 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.