Patients on repeat medication will receive a computer produced prescription form with a tear off sheet on the right hand side.
Requests for repeat prescriptions should be made one week before your medicine is finished.
To request a repeat prescription you can:
Please note that Telephone requests cannot be accepted.
Please remember to give:
Dated: 19-Jul-18
Many patients have a ‘repeat prescription’ meaning that they can regularly receive certain medication without having to see the doctor each time. Some people order these repeat prescriptions themselves. Other choose to use a pharmacy or dispensing company to order medicines on their behalf.. Depending in how you order your medicines, the way that it works for you may change from 1st August 2018.
You can find further information in this letter.
If you get regular prescriptions, the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) may be able to save you time by avoiding unnecessary trips to your GP.
EPS makes it possible for your prescriptions to be sent electronically to the pharmacy or dispenser of your choice.