Repeat prescriptions

Le Mouse · Post by **Le Mouse** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:01 am

Since moving house, I've had to register with a different doctor and I've just found out they have a different system of repeat prescriptions than my old doctor. Previously, I managed to build up a healthy stock of asthma inhalers by putting in my requests a bit earlier than necessary. This has been vital since moving house and being unemployed - it's saved a lot of worry and quite a bit of money. I'm now starting my final stored inhaler so I just applied for a repeat on the new doctor's online system and saw a note saying I had 6 requests left until my next review. One inhaler lasts me a month. Since I get 2 inhalers at a time, that's a total of 12 inhalers. That's a year's worth. I'm being rationed! OK, I get why they do it, but does anyone else's doctors do this? I wanted to start stocking up inhalers again, but it looks like I'd be restricted from doing that. How could I get round this?

unsure · Post by **unsure** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:09 am

thats not good . have a chat with your doctor and explain how many you use .
i think asda or boots the chemist do an over the counter system for inhalers . there not cheap around 7 pound each i think .

tanstaafl · Post by **tanstaafl** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:25 pm

Mine does this, little notes on your prescription, I suppose its just to check you still need them , I good thing IMO as I had a relative on loads of meds he did not need for years until a new doc saw him , but if yours is like mine thats all you get (little reminders), I have been ignoring mine for years

and the doc just checks me over when I finally wander in for something else, saves his time and mine, its probably just auto generated by the computer system.

Sheepster · Post by **Sheepster** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 3:15 pm

You can buy ventolin inhalers over the counter at asda now

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ption.html

Sorry Unsure just read your post( must slow down my reading lol)

Le Mouse · Post by **Le Mouse** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:12 pm

tanstaafl wrote:Mine does this, little notes on your prescription, I suppose its just to check you still need them , I good thing IMO as I had a relative on loads of meds he did not need for years until a new doc saw him , but if yours is like mine thats all you get (little reminders), I have been ignoring mine for years and the doc just checks me over when I finally wander in for something else, saves his time and mine, its probably just auto generated by the computer system.

This is good to know. I'll see what happens.

It's not ventolin that I'm worried about - it's the purple one that keeps me breathing! I've had a pootle out in the sun today and remembered that the asthma nurse suggested I lowered my dose once I got used to using my new spacer (dratted thing!) so I suppose now's the time to try that. It's something I've wanted to do for ages anyway. It would make my allotted 12 last longer! Also I had a look in my medicine drawer and I actually have 2 left rather than one, so that's a relief.

Maddosammo · Post by **Maddosammo** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:35 pm

I'm restricted like that if I put my repeat In early to try build up a stock then I get questioned as to why I need it so early and that's my seretide (the purple one that le mouse said she needs to carry on being able to breath. And because I went past my asthma review I wasn't allowed anymore until I had an appointment and a new prescription that said I could have more of the stuff I needed which took a week and a half to get. Some areas are more strict than others and I feel like I'm in the strict area.

Happy prepping.

Sam

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Mad Scientist · Post by **Mad Scientist** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:36 pm

My thyroid packed in years ago so I take thyroxine every day. Each repeat prescription gives me 3 months of pills. I will start to build up a stockpile as the shelf life is long on some of the packets but I wonder if I will get "regulated" in the same way as you asthma guys? will get back to you on that.

Rearfang · Post by **Rearfang** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:52 am

I'm thinking of saying I've lost my inhaler on way home from chemist can I have another prescription please may get away with it once

ForgeCorvus · Post by **ForgeCorvus** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:10 pm

You might find it easier to pick your drugs up early in rural areas then urban ones, they understand that you might only be passing once a week and don't want to make a special trip.

My local pharmacy lets you email repeats in so you don't have to go there twice

Le Mouse · Post by **Le Mouse** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:27 pm

Mad Scientist wrote:My thyroid packed in years ago so I take thyroxine every day. Each repeat prescription gives me 3 months of pills. I will start to build up a stockpile as the shelf life is long on some of the packets but I wonder if I will get "regulated" in the same way as you asthma guys? will get back to you on that.

I think it depends on the area you live in. As I said in my OP, I recently moved back home from London. My doctors in London had absolutely no problem with me getting my medication a bit earlier. I never completely took the p***, but I certainly put my medicine requests in quite a bit earlier than necessary. The new pharmacist at the chemist was beginning to notice actually, so I left the area just in time!

My new doctors has a particular computer system that does the dosage by default, so works out the amount of packets you'd need until your next medical review. I would assume anyone whose doctors has a similar system would have the same problem whatever their medication. I'm on other meds too, and I think they are 'regulated' in the same way.

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