Prices
Most of it is free. Here is the rest.
In Wales the NHS pays for prescriptions, the common ailments service, the vaccinations you qualify for, blood pressure checks and medicines reviews. What is left is a short list, priced here by the dose so nobody is surprised at the counter.
Services
What each service costs, if anything.
NHS services are free for anyone registered with a Welsh GP. Private prices include VAT where it applies.
NHS prescriptions
WalesFree
Free. Ordering, delivery and blister packs are free too.
Common ailments
NHSFree
Twenty-six conditions assessed and treated free, no appointment.
Flu jab
private£18
For anyone not eligible on the NHS. NHS jabs free.
Travel consultation
freeFree
Twenty minutes with a written plan. Vaccines priced per dose below.
Blood pressure check
NHS, over 40Free
Free, five minutes, a home monitor if it is high.
Ear wax microsuction
both ears£45
By Owen, no drops needed for most people.
Travel vaccines
By the dose, and which ones the NHS still pays for.
The consultation is free and tells you which of these your trip needs. Prices are per dose; courses are given in full.
| Vaccine | Doses | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis A | 1 (+ booster at 6 months) | NHS free | Free on the NHS for most travel; private £55 a dose if not. |
| Typhoid | 1 | NHS free | Free on the NHS for most travel; private £40. |
| Cholera | 2, oral | NHS free | Free on the NHS where recommended. |
| Diphtheria, tetanus, polio | 1 | NHS free | The ten-year booster, free for travel. |
| Rabies | 3 over 3 to 4 weeks | £75 a dose | Rural trips, long stays, cycling, animal work. Start six weeks ahead. |
| Japanese encephalitis | 2 over 4 weeks | £95 a dose | Rural Asia for a month or more, or rice-field areas. |
| Yellow fever | 1, lifetime | £70 | Registered centre; certificate issued the same day. |
| Hepatitis B | 3 over 6 months | £45 a dose | Accelerated course possible for short notice. |
| Meningitis ACWY | 1 | £60 | Required for Hajj and Umrah; certificate issued. |
| Antimalarials | per trip | from £28 | Prescribed here; weekly or daily options explained. |
Book the consultation on the booking page. Yellow fever and meningitis ACWY certificates are issued the same day.
Everything else
The small print, which is mostly "free".
This is the whole list. If something is not on it, ask, and it is probably free as well.
- Delivery, Monday to Friday, county boroughFree
- Blister packs (monitored dosage system)Free
- Emergency supply of a regular medicinefree if NHS, otherwise the cost of the item
- Medicines review and discharge reviewFree
- Emergency contraceptionfree on the NHS
- Stop-smoking support and productsfree on the NHS
- NHS weight management, twelve weeksfree if eligible
- Cholesterol and blood sugar screening£12 each, free with an NHS check
- Private prescription dispensingthe item plus £5
- Passport-style medication letter for travel£10
- Sharps bin and returnsFree
- Unwanted medicines taken back for disposalFree
Wales
Why so much is free here and not across the bridge.
Wales abolished prescription charges in 2007 and funds its community pharmacies to do the things that keep people out of the GP surgery: the Common Ailments Service, the blood pressure checks, the medicines reviews, the emergency contraception, the flu jabs. We are paid by the NHS for each of them, which is why there is no charge at the counter and no catch. Where the NHS stops, mostly travel and the things the NHS has never covered, we price by the dose and write it down first.
- NHS prescriptions free since 2007
- The pharmacy paid by the NHS for the services, not by you
- Private prices on this page, never a surprise at the till
Order a prescription, or book a service.
Repeat prescriptions ordered on the prescriptions page are ready in two working days, collected or delivered free. Flu jabs, travel vaccines, blood pressure checks and medicines reviews are booked with the form or by ringing the shop.