VULNERABLE Asda shoppers can now get their prescription delivered to their door for free.
The supermarket has today launched the free delivery service across all of its 255 pharmacies to help shoppers self-isolating, or those less able to get into stores.
It will see uncollected prescriptions delivered for free from this weekend.
The supermarket admits is has a backlog of medication to dispense.
But the service is only for those with an existing prescription set-up with Asda, and for those who are vulnerable.
Asda is determining this by those who get a free prescription.
YOU can get free NHS prescriptions if, at the time the prescription is dispensed, you:
You’re also entitled to free prescriptions if you or your partner (including civil partner) receive, or you’re under the age of 20 and the dependant of someone receiving:
If you’re entitled to or named on:
In England, you can get a free prescription depending on your age, your medical condition, and your income.
See the box above for the full list of eligible criteria.
Prescriptions normally cost £9.15 after rising in price on April 1.
Households in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales don’t have to pay for prescriptions at all.
For those who can get to stores, Asda pharmacies are still operating, although opening hours and services offered may have changed.
It is, however, still dispensing prescriptions, selling over-the-counter medicines, and offering general advice on minor ailments and common conditions
You can find the most up-to-date information on Asda’s store locator.
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Faisal Tuddy, superintendent pharmacist at Asda said: “We want to do everything we can to help our customers during this time, so we felt it necessary to offer a free prescription delivery service to our customers who are self-isolating or less able to get into our stores.
“We are pleased to announce this service will be available from today, and we hope to get the backlog of vital medication to our customers’ homes over the coming days.”
The move comes as Boots revealed it’s closing 60 of its quietest stores and redeploying pharmacists to busier shops.
