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Prescription charges will rise to almost £10 from next month.

The cost of a single prescription will rise by 25 pence from £9.65 to £9.90 from May 1, officials have confirmed.

An annual supply of HRT medication for menopausal women, introduced a year ago to cut costs, will rise from £19.30 to £19.80.

Prescription prepayment certificate (PPC), for those who do not qualify for free medicines, will rise from £111.60 to £114.50 annually.

Last night, pharmacy leaders accused ministers of increasing 'a tax on the vulnerable'.

Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Community Pharmacy England, said: 'Yet again community pharmacies must be the bearers of bad news as the Government decides to raise the NHS prescription charge.