Repeat Prescribing - Patient Leaflet
What is a repeat prescription?
If you are on regular, long term medication and the doctor decides that you can get another supply without being seen each time, they will tell you and call your medication a ‘repeat’. This medication can then be ‘repeated’ without seeing the doctor on the next occasion you need a supply. For most patients the normal supply is for 28 days (although this may vary with the type of medicine and at the doctor’s discretion).
How do I get my prescription?
Your doctor will usually give you your first prescription and it will have 2 parts:
 The left hand side: The actual prescription which you give to the dispensary or pharmacist to obtain your medication.
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The right hand side: A list of the drugs which can be issued as a repeat for you. When you need more medication please
mark only those items that you need by ticking next to the item required. Please do not tick items you do not need.
Then take or send this repeat slip to the surgery, or alternatively follow the link for ordering repeat prescriptions on our website www.seascalehc.co.uk
. Please allow 48 working hours excluding weekends and Bank Holidays before collection. Please make sure that you order your repeat medication in good time so that you do not run out. Please do not stock pile medication, it may lead to waste if your medicines are changed or go out of date.
When will a medication not be put on repeat or taken off repeat prescription?
It is not always appropriate to put or to continue a medicine on repeat prescription. This may occur:
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If the medication is a short course of medicine for an acute problem
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Medications that perhaps the dose needs changing or may need reviewed or changed to another type
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When a medication review is needed or overdue.
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Key Points to Remember
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Please do not rely on the minimum time period for script collection.
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Please indicate clearly which items you want, and also any that you no longer need.
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Please be aware at holiday times it may take a little longer for prescriptions to be done, so order a little earlier.
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If you are requesting medication earlier than normal, please indicate why exactly.
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When you receive your new prescription, please check for any messages e.g. to be seen before next repeat, to attend for blood test/blood pressure measurement etc.
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If you have completely run out of medication, or are in urgent need of a repeat, please make sure this is known to who ever you are giving the prescription to. They will try to arrange for your repeat prescription to be done as soon as possible.
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Please remember that it is the patient’s responsibility to order repeats in time so help us to provide this service to you.
How do I get more medication that the Hospital has recommended?
If you have been to see a specialist, or been in hospital for any reason and your medication has changed, you should have been given up to 5 days supply or your new medication by the hospital.
This will allow you plenty of time to notify us of any change.
If the hospital has given you a letter for the surgery please let us have this as soon as possible as it will contain the information we need to alter your repeat prescription.
If the specialist has said they will write to us please allow a few days for us to receive this information. Then telephone to check that we have received it, before making your request for more medication in writing.
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