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The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly for Wales have agreed on concessionary prices for the following 18 items for January 2021 prescriptions.
15/01/2021
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The Department of Health and Social Care and the National Assembly for Wales have agreed on concessionary prices for the following 22 items for December 2020 prescriptions.
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