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prescriptions for babies.
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There are guidelines for prescribing gluten free stuff. Every item is worth a certain amount of points, and coeliacs are allowed a certain amount of points each month (children and adults are allowed different amounts).
GlasweJen, add up how much bread you eat a month. If you have sandwiches for lunch every day it's really not that much - gluten free loaves are smaller than normal loaves anyway!
I don't eat much bread at all so I can't imagine eating 8 loaves in a month.
Humphrey, it's not just bread. It's anything containing gluten, which is found in a hell of a lot of stuff.
It is getting easier to buy gluten free items in supermarkets, but it's still expensive and not that great. Most of our customers like to tell us the prescription stuff is crap too and yet they still get prescriptions for it:cool: Years ago when I started getting things on prescription supermarkets had hardly anything. It also doesn't last as well; my daddy happily eats bread for a week or so but Genius gluten free bread goes green the day after its best before date. That's my point! She gets 8 loaves, 6 paninis and 2 boxes of flour at the start of every month for her personal use (shouldn't share Rx items) so how on earth does she make it last a month? Several other customers have told me that it doesn't freeze well.
I buy several expensive brands because they are certified nut free. Eating something with nuts in it can kill me and yet I don't get the proper nut free things on prescriptions - nor do I expect to!0 -
I buy several expensive brands because they are certified nut free. Eating something with nuts in it can kill me and yet I don't get the proper nut free things on prescriptions - nor do I expect to!
I have to agree here. I am fine with nuts but seriously allergic to pretty much everything else:cool::o Not only can I not get 'safe' food on prescription (I sometimes even have trouble with medication as I'm allergic to a common colouring in tablets - including the steroids used to treat some allergies:cool:) but I also have to pay for the prescriptions for my epipens, which last time the dr wrote as 2 seperate items, rather than 1 of 2injections, so over £15 for things I will hopefully not need, but MUST carry to save my life!0 -
I don't agree with using the doctor as a free medicine outlet.
Doctors shouldn't be allowed to prescribe anything that can be bought over the counter.
Not only does it cost the NHS far in excess of the product value, but their is the waste of doctors time when people use them in this way.
But a doctor can prescribe more than what can sometimes be bought otc. I sometimes need immodium. 8 (or maybe 6, can't remember) costs me £3.99. if I had to pay for my prescriptions, 28 tablets would cost me £7.20. Immodium is something I need in the house a lot. Along with Gaviscon.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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Generic loperamide is about 70p for a pack of 120
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But a doctor can prescribe more than what can sometimes be bought otc. I sometimes need immodium. 8 (or maybe 6, can't remember) costs me £3.99. if I had to pay for my prescriptions, 28 tablets would cost me £7.20. Immodium is something I need in the house a lot. Along with Gaviscon.
Regular Imodium has an active ingredient. You can but the look-a-like version in Tesco for less than £1 (same active ingredient).
Gaviscon, DH gets the pharmacy stuff (you use less) from Lloyd's - often on offer.
We pay for ours......0 -
Regular Imodium has an active ingredient. You can but the look-a-like version in Tesco for less than £1 (same active ingredient).
Gaviscon, DH gets the pharmacy stuff (you use less) from Lloyd's - often on offer.
We pay for ours......
The closest Tesco is about 2 miles away. I have been able to phone my GP and ask for some loperamide - it is something that I have been put on before. 12 wouldn't last that long either.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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The generics are available at every pharmacy. As most healthboards are cutting back it will most likely be the generic that you get on prescription anyway, doubt that there is anywhere in the UK that will give you immodium the brand on prescription.0
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I've never been given immoudium on prescription. I have never found loperamide in the chemist either.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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Buttercup2305 wrote: »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.
Think your practice and you have to be registered with a specific pharmacy to get this0
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