Private Prescriptions - advice required.

GlasweJen

To answer the OP, under no circumstances will you be refunded for your medication even if it is still sealed. This is because the pharmacist is not allowed to sell on the medicines and it goes straight into the bin when you return it (just in case you've not stored them correctly or you've managed to tamper with the pills).

Sheeps68 if you're prescribed something by a consultant that isn't within your GPs remit to repeat prescribe you can ask the consultant to issue your GP with a letter that instructs him/her to prescribe the medicine to you on the NHS. Sometimes you will also need a letter for the pharmacist to ask for them to order it up for you as they may not normally stock it.

kazzah

the "usual" cost for a private precription (although as stated this can vary from pharmacy to pharmacy even)
is about £28 where I live in the Midlands
although a different pharmacy locally did charge £32 once

Biggles

There isn't a 'usual' cost; as Anonymousie points out, it depends entirely on the cost of the drug being prescribed. This could vary from 1p to several hundred pounds.

kazzah

Biggles wrote: »

There isn't a 'usual' cost; as Anonymousie points out, it depends entirely on the cost of the drug being prescribed. This could vary from 1p to several hundred pounds.

SORRY- I stand corrected then:rolleyes: