Repeat prescriptions are for preparations authorised by your Doctor for you to receive on a repeated basis for a fixed period without you having to see your Doctor. You must still be seen at least annually to review your condition to continue receiving them. Authorized drugs are listed on the right hand side of the computer printout given to you with each repeat prescription issued. Only these items can be issued as repeats. If there are medications you take regularly that are not on the list please ask your Doctor if they may be added.
To avoid mistakes we will not accept prescription requests over the telephone, however we are able to accept online orders for repeat prescriptions only. We are unable to post repeat prescriptions ordered online and you will have to collect them from your nominated chemist or the surgery. If you wish the chemist to collect your prescription please inform your chosen chemist so they know they are to collect your repeat prescription from the surgery. The chemists listed on the order form are those who collect from this surgery. If you use another chemist you will have to collect it from the surgery yourself.
There is a new system called repeat dispensing which allows us to issue a batch of prescriptions for patients who are on regular long term medication.
For further information about this new system pick up a leaflet from reception.
Please only request those items that you need to avoid waste. You may also arrange to obtain your prescription in these ways:
Simply send or hand in your request form and it should be available for you to collect in 2 working days.
Provide a stamped-addressed envelope and we will post it back to you. In this case please allow a week.
Mark in the space provided which chemist you wish to use and the prescription will be collected by the chemist, and made up ready for you to collect. For this please allow at least 3 working days.
Please also note that if you request any alterations to your prescription it will substantially delay its return as it may have to receive additional attention from your Doctor and cannot be processed in the usual way. Please be patient with the prescription administration staff. They deal with hundreds of requests each day. We have thousands of patients on regular repeat prescriptions and each one has to be checked before it can be issued.
It is practice policy to prescribe generically by a drug's chemical and not its brand name. This is done for reasons of safety and finance. Drugs from the same group tend to have similar chemical names so it avoids errors and duplicate prescribing. As a doctor or nurse it is obviously easier to learn the chemical name of a drug and not have to know several brand names for the same drug. Prescribing generic drugs instead of branded drugs means the NHS has more money to spend on other things. The attached link explains why this policy is important and recommended as a national policy. There are a few drugs among them slow release drugs for epilepsy where prescribing by brand name is recommended for technical reasons and these are the exception to the rule.
Patient UK Leaflet on Generic vs Brand Names for MedicinesCKS: Patient Information Leaflets- Medication and Complementary TherapyPatient Reporting of Adverse Drug Effects (Unwanted side effects of medication) Online FormWe would like to be able to contact you by email but need your consent please follow this link and update your contact details.
