Prescriptions

Repeat prescriptions are medications that appear on the reverse of your prescription which your doctor would like you to continue on a regular basis.

How to Request a Repeat Prescription

Repeat prescriptions may be ordered in several ways:

Online

You can order your repeat prescriptions via Patient Access or PATCHS on a computer, ipad or a phone app. The surgery will give you a log in and password to access this.

In Person

Fill in a prescription request form or underline the items needed on the tear-off side of your prescription and drop this into the surgery. Please do not order any medications you do not need.

Post

If a stamped and addressed envelope is supplied, your prescription can be returned via Royal Mail. Find our postal address.

Please allow 48 hours for your prescription request to be completed by your GP

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.

Choosing a pharmacy or dispensing appliance contractor to process your EPS prescription is called nomination. This means you’ll no longer have to collect a paper repeat prescription from your GP practice – instead, you can go straight to the nominated pharmacy or dispensing appliance contractor to pick up your medicines or medical appliances.

Because your pharmacist has already received your electronic prescription, they may be able to prepare your items in advance, so you just have to pick it up with no extra wait. However, this depends on the capacity of pharmacists on the day, and may not be possible all the time.

You may be able to order or cancel your repeat prescriptions online.

Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine or your prescription please contact the surgery.

Your local pharmacists can also answer any questions about your prescription. They can answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.

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