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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY G.C.L. BAUDAINS OF ST. CLEMENT
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2008
Question
Would the Minister advise members of the average cost to his Department and/or the Health Insurance Fund for each prescription dispensed by a pharmacy (excluding the cost of the medicines)?
Answer
The fees paid for dispensing a prescription are set out in the Health Insurance (Pharmaceutical benefit (General Provisions) Order. From 1 October 2007, a standard dispensing fee of £2.85 is paid for every item dispensed. Various other sundry fees are paid, depending on whether the item is, for example, prepared by the pharmacist or is a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs legislation and details entered in a register. These sundry fees equate to an average £0.05 per item. Therefore the average cost to the Health Insurance Fund for the dispensing of a prescription item is £2.90.