A fee charged by a pharmacist for filing a prescription. One of two ways that pharmacists charge for the service of filling a prescription, the other being a standard percentage markup on the acquisition cost of the drug involved. A dispensing fee is the .same for all prescriptions, thus representing a larger mark-up on the cost of an inexpensive drug or a small prescription than on an expensive drug or large prescription. However, it reflects the fact that a pharmacist’s service is the same whatever the cost of the drug. Some pharmacists combine the two approaches, using a percentage mark-up with a minimum fee.