prescriptions for babies.

Janepig

I think it very much depends on the GP - some will prescribe freely (DH once came away from the surgery when he'd taken DS, with a prescription for six bottles of Calpol!), whereas others are less obliging. Personally, I'd rather spend a couple of quid myself on medicines (especially when shop's own brands are so much cheaper) than a) suffer the hell of my surgery just to get a prescription freebie, and b) be an unnecessary drain on the NHS.

Jxx

Janepig

go_cat wrote: »

You can get prescriptions for Calpol and Neurofen as I have done this for DS as most nurseries will only accept prescribed medications inc calpol :mad:

My DS and DD's nursery always accepted my own bought calpol/neurofen, etc.. as well as sudocrem. Suppose it varies from place to place.

Jxx

rpc

Our chemist operates a minor ailment service so that you get some stuff for free without having to get a prescription from the GP. Infacol, aqueous cream, infant paracetemol, that sort of thing. HV never mentioned it and we only found out one day by chance when we were there and the pharmacist mentioned it!

Buttercup2305

I had never heard of minor ailment pharmacies, so thanks for that. Tried to see if one is in my area but I just got a list of all the chemists so not sure which one does it or not.

jcr16

i've noticed the docs are not wanting to give sudo crem, infacol out on scrift anymore. i guess it where there budgets are being tightened. but a tub of sudo last years and years. LAst tub i bought was only £3 and it is huge.

amandada

Don't forget that Health Visitors can also prescribe certain items-even stuff like aqueous cream

MrsRogers

Saint_Chris wrote: »

I've bought 2 of the smallish tubs from home bargain
1 lot of gripe water
cotton wool balls
and loads of the wipes that have been on offer at boots.

1st baby in the family for 27 years, so i'm a bit old hand now, but 1st time a grandma.

thanks for those replies

I just want to say congratulations to yourself Grandma to be and also to your daughter. You are not an old hand ... its fab that you are excited and actively helping your daughter :T

barbiedoll

Don't give gripe water to babies under 3 months old. (I believe it says this on the bottle)

When I worked in a pub, my landlady's daughter had a baby and she called her mum one night saying that the baby just wouldn't settle. Her mum went round there and came back about half an hour later. I asked her if the baby was ok and she said "She is now, a drop of gin in her bottle and she was out like a light" :eek::eek::eek::eek:

djbum_syd

It depends on the doctor if they will prescribed something such as Sudocrem or gripe water. My daughters 1st doctor wouldn't, but when we moved her 2nd doctor always prescribed her Infacol when I ran out. She was a windy baby which turned out to be milk intolerance. Whoops. Lol.

fallgirl

Many PCTs have a list of items that GPs are not permitted to prescribe so variation may be because of the location rather than the GP. HVs have a very limited list.