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Cap price hikes for privately prescribed essential medicines

Submitted by Marc McKee on Friday 15th August 2025

Published on Wednesday 24th September 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 24th March 2026

Signatures: 7,054

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Black ~ Essential ~ Extreme ~ Face ~ Fuel ~ government action ~ health risk ~ market ~ NHS ~ Obese ~ Prevent ~ Price ~ price hikes ~ Public Health ~ Reviewed ~ risk ~ Stopped ~ The CMA ~ URGENT

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 7,054 signatures in total, with signatories from 649 constituencies. That makes it the 2,887th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 95% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 5% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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