Does paying for private Dr mean private prescription?

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

However, I only know how it works for us.

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.

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

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

annodomini

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 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!

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.

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

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

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.

Whitewavemark2

Quite frankly many drugs would soon break the bank as some cost a huge amount per month.

Thank god for the NHS!

Yes, I think many people would have a fit if they knew what their medications actually cost. Maybe the true cost should be displayed somewhere - perhaps it might deter those people who stockpile prescriptions of items they don’t need any more.

A friend of ours was guilty of this - I once counted over 60 items stockpiled in his bathroom - nearly all of which were ultimately thrown away. He was notoriously tight with money, too - despite having plenty - and I’m sure would not have accumulated so many ‘spares’ if he’d had to pay even a couple of ££ each for them.

Serendipity22

Oopsadaisy1

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Thank you

A pharmacist is required to dispense the cheapest version of a drug which is available. Even if a GP specifies a brand they can only give you the cheapest, generic version.

Casdon

Serendipity22

Thank you so much .....

So an initial privàte consultation must take place to find out private prescription orrrr referred to GP then NHS prescription?

Yes, a private doctor can’t ask a GP to sort out the initial dose of medication he wants a patient to take. Normally the patient would have a second private consultation to see if the medication has worked, and if so the doctor would refer them back to their GP’s care.

A private doctor can do this - my cardiologist has.

Cardiologist whom I saw privately recommended a drug - he sent that instruction to my GP (dispensing practice) and they prescribed it for free.

Have you contacted the charity MIND I think they might be able to give you information..

Serendipity we paid for our granddaughter to be assessed for autism too for the same reasons, CAHMS backlog was approaching two years.
No prescriptions resulted, but it has paved the way to making her life at school now and college soon, a lot easier.

Oopsadaisy1

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Thank you

When MissOops had her op in a private hospital we came home with a bag of prescriptions which cost £120, when she ran out, the hospital had sent her notes to her GP and the prescriptions were then NHS pills, not the same brand though, I guess the NHS ones were the cheaper brands? But as things turned out she wasn’t on them for long.

She was very ill after her first knee op and after toing and froing to the hospital she was back on the private prescriptions.

(Had we just seen the Consultant privately we wouldn’t have been able to jump the NHS queues for the op).

Too late now but will pm you tomorrow

Gwyllt

Mention private medicine and you will get a lot of negativity
The scarcity of educational psychologists means the education services are stretched
Have the family approached the school for a referral
Or is your grandson very young
Might I ask what type of professional made the diagnosis

It was through CAMHS ..

No he isnt young, he is 16.

We have no idea who to turn to apart from eithet private or back to CAMHS, ( who have a huge waiting list)

Mention private medicine and you will get a lot of negativity
The scarcity of educational psychologists means the education services are stretched
Have the family approached the school for a referral
Or is your grandson very young
Might I ask what type of professional made the diagnosis

The other thing is that a private consultant might put the patient on a superior drug that isn't available for your NHS GP to prescribe. Even anti biotics come at different prices, and especially if you have medical insurance the private doctor chooses the top one. You can't then ask for the same from your GP.

Quite frankly many drugs would soon break the bank as some cost a huge amount per month.

Thank god for the NHS!