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Repeat Prescription Changes

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fateskimo1976
fateskimo1976

Hi

I've just signed up with a new doctors surgery and I have a quick question. I have quite a few items on my repeat prescription form from the previous practice and gave them a copy of this when I signed up. After ordering a few of these items I realised when I went to the Chemist that my new Doctor had reduced the amount I was prescribed with. After querying this with the reception they said my new doctor had decided I was getting too much and I need to make an appointment to see why.

My question therefore is, can a doctor reduce your prescribed amounts without consultation with the patient?

Apologies if this has been covered before but I couldn't spot anything.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    What, you was on like a 3 monthly supply and now they've bunged you on the 28 day special question smile
  • fateskimo1976
    fateskimo1976

    Posted

    Kinda yeah. One of my prescriptions was for 300 grams of an ointment and now it's only 30 grams. The chemist said they rarely have them in such small tubes.

    They've reduced some eye drops I have from 30ml to 20ml and after checking online, they don't actually do the eye drops in that size bottle.

    Monetarily it doesn't matter to me as I have a prepayment card but it's going to be a drag having to go back all the time to pick up yet another prescription.

  • controller76
    controller76

    Posted

    I too have been prescribed 56 x 15mg Lansoprazole capsules for years, the other day when I went to pick up my repeat prescription and it had suddenly became 28 capsules.

    That hassle of picking these up every 4 weeks instead of every 8 weeks and the cost as I pay for my

    prescriptions.

    Can they really do this, can I complain?

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I'm wondering of this 28 day supply policy has something to do with surgeries having attached pharmacies, obviously they have more chance of collecting up prescription charges etc if patients are only supplied 28 days at a time...

    Buy a prescription prepayment certificate for £29.10 / £104.00 wink

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