Warfarin Prescriptions

[jamesnan]

A member of my family has had a mechanical valve put into his heart, and has to take Warfarin for the rest of his life. Since he is only in his 40's this means that he will have to pay out a of of money on this drug, unless he can get free prescriptions. He was not told that he would have to pay for them, assuming that since it was necessary to take them it would be free.

Does anyone know if England provides free prescriptions for Warfarin?

[bednobs]

no, it's just cancer

[nungate]

Daughter has free scripts as she is diabetic, but then I do too as I live in Scotland, I don't think it's at all fair that the English have to pay for the drugs they need when we, and the Welsh don't. Of course Nye Bevan was against charging for prescriptions when the NHS first started