In the UK, I go to a doctor, get the prescription. Some doctors in rural areas have pharmacies joined on but I think the majority don't. I go to the pharmacy, hand in my prescription and pay £8.80 per item (so two boxes of the same drug is £8.80). I pay upfront, so it costs me £104 a year for anything prescribed by an NHS doctor.

I see US folks talk about getting half their prescription filled, or seemingly using the same prescription multiple times. We can submit repeat prescriptions (such as I do for BP etc). but the actual prescription 'document' is a one time deal.

It's very, very odd to me the way it's set up over there. Especially so that some people fight so hard against change.