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In the UK, I go to a doctor, get the prescription. Some doctors in rural areas have pharmacies joined on but I think the majority don't. I go to the pharmacy, h
by alex_hitchins 8y ago
In the UK, I go to a doctor, get the prescription. Some doctors in rural areas have pharmacies joined on but I think the majority don't. I go to the pharmacy, hand in my prescription and pay £8.80 per item (so two boxes of the same drug is £8.80). I pay upfront, so it costs me £104 a year for anything prescribed by an NHS doctor.
I see US folks talk about getting half their prescription filled, or seemingly using the same prescription multiple times. We can submit repeat prescriptions (such as I do for BP etc). but the actual prescription 'document' is a one time deal.
It's very, very odd to me the way it's set up over there. Especially so that some people fight so hard against change.
- jsmith45 8y agoFor chronic medications it is common to have a single prescription include multiple refills. So one paper document might get you 4 months worth of medication, but only filled 1 month at a time. Mail order pharmacies often fill 90 days at a time, possibly with multiple refills. 90 days dispensed at once is uncommon at retail pharmacies, but is possible in at least some cases. (Not sure if it is laws or contracts that normally prevent this). It is also possible that a pharmacy may not have enough to fill the script all at once, so they dispense only part, and you come back for the rest later. (I've never experienced this so I'm unclear on the details.)