Do you have enough meds to get you through to January?

I think I have - checked earlier

I collected both our monthly supply yesterday.
Also have enough bird food GSM ✔️

I got mine a week ago. My husband will get his next Wednesday.

I collected mine today, but unfortunately, the pharmacy have been unable to get a hold of anti nausea meds and don't know when they will be available. 🤮

Germanshepherdsmum

My doctor wouldn’t let me do that BlueBelle. I always have to wait a certain time before re-ordering - once they rejected the request because it was a little too early for their system but didn’t tell me, thank goodness for having sufficient in hand!

My surgery are exactly the same, despite it being Christmas!

I need to order another lot next week, because today was too early.

My sympathies. Life’s difficult enough isn’t it?

All ordered you have to be pro active. 3 Days from ordering to pick up nice local pharmacy cannot do enough for the community.

I order via Patient Access, pretty efficient, my quack approves them quickly. The chemist can be slow, so I have to make a diary note to order 2 weeks or a little more before I'm due to run out.

And though I could get them delivered, I'm still OK collecting them, usually on market day so that fits in.

As with many things, things have changed since Covid and Brexit (as was forecast). Used to order via Patient Access and get a text a couple of days later to collect from local chemist. Now it is at least a week, often nearer a fortnight. Sometimes it is an issue if I am going away around that time but so far I've just about coped. I once ordered some tablets from an on-line chemist. They ask a lot of questions and won't supply if you don't agree to them contacting your GP. I have always agreed and as far as I know they haven't contacted them but I've been given the tablets. Of course, it is not cheap, but sometimes needs must.

I used to ring my GP to order repeat prescriptions but recently I have been ordering via the NHS app and life has just got a lot easier. I no longer have to hang on the phone waiting to speak to the receptionist being told how important my call is to them. On the NHS app all your current meds are shown and you simply need to tick those that are due for renewal. You can then check later to see if the prescription has been approved by the GP and if they are ready to be collected. I use a nearby Asda pharmacy and the whole process normally takes 2 to 3 days. I recommend anyone needing repeat prescriptions to try it it's one of the few things in life that has actually got easier.

Georgesgran

Not a joke - but my hypochondriac friend had enough to last all of 2024!

Something very wrong there. What if we all had enough for a year?

Then we wonder why the NHS is in a mess!

My surgery and pharmacy are usually pretty quick, but there can be a problem if I order to early because the surgery will reject the request. This can be tricky if we’re going away, particularly if we’re going for a long time, as we are at the end of this week, when we’re going to visit our daughter in New Zealand for six weeks. I need to let the surgery know why I need more medications in that case to prevent it being refused.

maddyone

My surgery and pharmacy are usually pretty quick, but there can be a problem if I order to early because the surgery will reject the request. This can be tricky if we’re going away, particularly if we’re going for a long time, as we are at the end of this week, when we’re going to visit our daughter in New Zealand for six weeks. I need to let the surgery know why I need more medications in that case to prevent it being refused.

If you are going to be out of the country for a period of time, I think your surgery will be OK with prescribing.

I once asked for a supply to cover a 4-week holiday abroad and they were happy to do it.

After all, how else are you supposed to get your medication!

I put my request in writing and handed it in to the surgery.

Bon voyage!