Is anybody familiar with Pharmacy for U?

Gosh I didn’t know pharmacies could charge for delivery I ve not heard of that before
Can you get anyone to pick up for you ?

We have used Pharmacy2U since 2020 and have had no issues with the deliveries. Delivery is via Royal Mail and it’s free.

Pharmacy 2 U is free. I use it, and have no complaints. They have pharmacists you can speak to, and the service is reliable. They are currently trying to make all packaging suitable to go through the letterbox, which will be an improvement.

The only complaint I have is that they send emails reminding me to reorder which are out of synch with my needs. They are easily ignored, though.

Thank you that is very helpful. I would not mind paying a fiver every 3 months. I have tried to get them in synch but that appears to be impossible, I know I am Scottish but I think a fiver each time is too much.

I was contacted by Boots this week who informed me that the delivery charge is now £55 per year. I have four deliveries a year!!

YorkLady omg, maybe you should be thinking of changing as I am?!

I've used Pharmacy2U for a few years. No problems at all. Put my requests online to my GP and postman delivers it a few days later. Never been charged.

Charleygirl5

YorkLady omg, maybe you should be thinking of changing as I am?!

I definitely am! I’m honestly prepared to pay for the deliveries but I thought £55 per year was a bit excessive.
What do you do if you need an urgent/new prescription? Do you have to wait days for Royal Mail to deliver?

I use Lloyds Direct.
They have a phone app where it is easy to add how many tablets you have left so you are reminded in plenty of time. Completely free and sent Royal Mail 48.
Any one off or emergency prescriptions, just ask the surgery to send them to a local pharmacy or get a paper script.

I would be very reluctant to have my prescriptions delivered. I would worry about something going astray.

Yes, I use them, and have found the service really good.
They only usually deliver packages that will fit through your letterbox.

Somehow they have been wiped off my gp notes as my chosen pharmacy, but I fully intend to go back to them.

Pittcity

I use Lloyds Direct.
They have a phone app where it is easy to add how many tablets you have left so you are reminded in plenty of time. Completely free and sent Royal Mail 48.
Any one off or emergency prescriptions, just ask the surgery to send them to a local pharmacy or get a paper script.

Endorse this post. Don't be conned into paying postage, We use Lloyds Direct - no problem.

Germanshepherdsmum

I would be very reluctant to have my prescriptions delivered. I would worry about something going astray.

I think if anything wasn't delivered in time the surgery would reissue a paper copy that you could take to a pharmacy. You could then skip a month until you caught up. I always order about a week in advance.

I also use Lloyds Direct too.
They have been totally reliable and I've never had any problems with then either.

I have has far more problems when prescribed a new medication, and then find the chemists can't get hold of it.
5 weeks for eye ointment, and all the pharmacies around involved, as they kept forwarding the prescription.

Unfortunately I live in the sticks - the surgery at my doctor’s surgery is the nearest one and my epilepsy drugs are very old fashioned now and not easy to acquire - changing to modern drugs would mean I had to give up driving for six months provided I didn’t have a seizure during that time. Too much of a risk. It often takes the surgery three weeks to obtain supplies.

My local pharmacy now says you must wait 48 hours for repeat prescriptions. I guess that’s because they are now busier with patients who call in rather than wait for a gp appointment.
Cause and effect.

Goodness me GSM !

I use Pharmacy2U and think it’s brilliant. They remind me (a bit too soon) to re-order, then inform me at every stage before delivery, which is free. Mind you, I only have a single med, no shortages and get it every 8 weeks. My Surgery and the linked Pharmacy are several miles away, but a risky drive in bad weather, which is why I signed up to the service.

My surgery wants 7 days’ notice! They won’t allow you to order too early so I wait 10 days after collecting a prescription and keep my fingers crossed! I have also, slowly, built up a small reserve of the ‘difficult to obtain’ pills, which are Class A drugs, to ensure that I don’t run out. I have yet to find a pharmacy which keeps them in stock. However, they have kept me free from seizures since 1977 so I can’t complain.

I meant to say ‘the pharmac at the doctor’s surgery is the nearest one’.

My son has used Pharmacy2U since around 2016 and has no issues at all.

Germanshepherdsmum

I would be very reluctant to have my prescriptions delivered. I would worry about something going astray.

That's what puts me off, especially as some are CDs.

I've just checked and refrigerated or controlled drugs are posted Royal Mail next day signed for. So they are tracked all the way. Just as safe as in your shopping bag.

You can split your order so only some items are delivered and you pick up any you'd like to. It's easy to ask the pharmacy to forward a prescription to another.

I am reminded to reorder 2 weeks before I run out to take GP and postal delays into account.

Lloyds are now run/owned by Pharmacy2U anyway. I've always liked Lloyds as a pharmacy and found the staff knowledgeable and helpful.

I REFUSE to use Boots on principle because they consistently fail to pay their appropriate taxes.