Does paying for private Dr mean private prescription?

When my dentist privatised himself, he issued me with a prescription for an antibiotic which which was, of course, a private one. Luckily for me, it was not an expensive antibiotic, but it was a lesson worth learning.

No! Not always, my daughter is currently under a private doctor but her prescriptions are paid under NHS.

Btw this is mental health as badly let down by CAHMs over the years.

When DH saw the consultant privately last year they sent a letter to the GP asking them to prescribe and the tablets were on the NHS. The consultant he saw was the one he is still on an NHS waiting list to see (he was told to keep the NHS appointment as a follow up...)

If you are seeing a private GP then you'll need to pay for a private prescription.

I was a pharmacy dispenser years ago and was surprised that private prescriptions for common antibiotics were much cheaper than the NHS fixed charge. Remember pharmacies can add as much as they like for a dispensing fee on top of the cost of the medication, so shop around.

ImaRocker, if a doctor specifies a brand the pharmacist must supply that brand (the patient could be allergic to ingredients in other brands). It is NHS GPs who must prescribe using the drug's generic name to save the NHS money.

I have just been prescribed a generic - but it only comes in 50mg tabs and I need 25mg (which you can get under a brand name). The instruction from the surgery was to break them in half - they are very tiny and I just finish up with a pile of crumbs!

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When my dentist privatised himself, he issued me with a prescription for an antibiotic which which was, of course, a private one. Luckily for me, it was not an expensive antibiotic, but it was a lesson worth learning.

My dentist is private but I have never had to pay for the antibiotic presciptions she has prescribed..

I once had a prescription from my dentist - it was a private one for which I had to pay at the pharmacy.

Yes , I recently had to pay £27 for one item !

Thank you to everyone who has posted....

I appreciate all advice despite being baffled by it all....i know things in life are 1 step at a time, but taking that 1st step is proving very exhausting work !!!!!

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1 thing is a certainty and that is I am right by my DD and GS side through this dark dismal tunnel..
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My private dentist (no nhs in my area) issued me a prescription which I took to the local chemist but didn’t have to pay? It was for special toothpaste only available with prescription.

In our case, private Dr equals paying for our prescriptions.

However, I only know how it works for us.