Spread the cost of a blister packing machine from £10,000 to £150,000+ with flexible finance options: HP, lease or refinance. Compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, blister packing machines are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £10,000 to £150,000, and most deals are written over 24–60 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£10k – £150k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Same-day for < £30k
Rates From
5.0% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £40,000: a 10% deposit of £4,000, then 48 monthly payments of £844 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £44,512, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-Automated Blister Card Packer | £10,000 – £30,000 | Semi-Automated MDS Packer |
| Compact Community Pharmacy MDS Packer | £15,000 – £40,000 | Compact MDS Packer |
| Fully Automated Multi-Dose Blister System | £60,000 – £150,000 | Automated Blister Packing System |
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Check EligibilityBlister packing machines qualify for the Annual Investment Allowance, so a purchase or HP agreement can usually be deducted against taxable profit in the year of purchase, and lease payments are deductible in full as they are paid. Blister card consumables and verification software licences are ongoing costs invoiced separately and sit outside the finance agreement.
Blister packing machines are bought by community pharmacies that provide a monitored dosage system service, packing a patient's medicines into a labelled blister card by dose and time rather than dispensing loose boxes. A pharmacy finances a packer because monitored dosage work is typically commissioned by a local authority or requested directly by care homes and individual patients, and the equipment needs to be in place before that income stream can start. Upgrading from a semi-automated to a fully automated machine is usually driven by a pharmacy's monitored dosage patient list outgrowing what a semi-automated machine can throughput in a working day. As with other dispensary automation, the used market is limited because installations are built around a specific patient volume, so most pharmacies buy new equipment sized to their current and expected list.
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