Cheapest Gaviscon?

Stompa

My partners mother uses a steady supply of Gaviscon, and I've been looking around for a cheap supplier. Found this place:

http://www.henlowhealth.com/

which has 600ml bottles for £6.00 (with free delivery).

Has anybody ever used them? If so, are they any good?

Alternatively, are there any better deals out there?

Thanks

Stompa

across

if she is eligable for free prescriptions go to doctor i used to get massive bottles free when i was pregnant they would have cost me a fortune! hope this helps and hope she can get free precription, if not you may find the price of prescription better value cos the bottles are 500ml! ask doctor! good luck!

frostyspice

Tesco's own version of Gaviscon is exactly the same and much cheaper than at a chemist's, but I can't remember how much it costs there now, sorry!

Or you could get your partner's mother to go down the route I did, major surgery and nothing but liquids for six weeks afterwards - I never need the stuff now! Saved me a fortune and I no longer sound like an alkie lugging the bottles home on the bus!

Stompa

Unfortunately Gaviscon is no longer available on prescription, which is the reason I'm asking the question (she'd previously had it on prescription for many years). The cheaper alternatives that she's been offered haven't agreed with her, so we're really after the real McCoy.

Thanks

Stompa

Savvy_Sue

Has she asked her local pharmacist? I know at one point you could buy extra large bottles of children's paracetamol liquid, but they didn't keep them on the shelves where you could see them! And you can't get them any more because of the restrictions on how much paracetamol you can buy.

Zziggi

Stompa wrote:

Unfortunately Gaviscon is no longer available on prescription, which is the reason I'm asking the question (she'd previously had it on prescription for many years). The cheaper alternatives that she's been offered haven't agreed with her, so we're really after the real McCoy.

Thanks

Stompa

Areyou absolutely sure it is no longer on prescription? I only ask as I got this on prescription only 3 weeks ago.

Stompa

Areyou absolutely sure it is no longer on prescription? I only ask as I got this on prescription only 3 weeks ago.

That's what she was told some months ago. A bit of Googling seems to indicate that: "Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare withdrew Gaviscon liquid NHS packs (500ml) on June 4th. Their Gaviscon Advance range of medicines will now be the focus of their NHS upper GI activities."

this seems to have resulted in it being no longer available on prescription. Perhaps it varies according to your PCT, which would account for why you are still able to get it.

Stompa

heather38

the 500ml bottles were stopped on prescription however the 600ml bottles are still avail to buy
the advanced one is better anyway as you only need to take half as much so the bottle lasts twice as long, thats money saving!!!

SilverScooby

I think the reason the NHS no longer prescribe this is because there are better ways of dealing with the problem of chronic dyspepsia, eg it may be caused by a helicobacter pylori infection - there's a simple test, and it can be treated with specific antbiotics.
Chronic dyspepsia in anyone 50+ definitely needs investigating by her GP

Stompa

Chronic dyspepsia in anyone 50+ definitely needs investigating by her GP

That's already been done, she's been taking this stuff for many years under doctors orders.

Stompa

jimladin

As stated above, Gaviscon was discontinued and Gaviscon Advance was heavily promoted by the company as the much better alternative. They had assumed that all of the GPs and Primary Care Trusts would go on to recommend the use of Gaviscon Advance in it's place; this did not happen in the majority of cases. In most areas Peptac liquid (similar to Gaviscon, but tastes slightly different) will be used first line simply due to its cheaper cost.

If you really cannot take Peptac your doctor MIGHT be kind and prescibe you Gaviscon Advance. No guarantees though