Does your doctor send prescriptions to pharmacy?

Murphybear

Our surgery is up to date. If a visit to the GP generates a new prescription this is sent to the local pharmacy, few yards away. Go to pharmacy, tell them a prescription has been ordered, they look on system and print it off. Patient goes next door to really nice cafe or to pannier market few yards away and returns to collect prescription.:T

margaretclare

We do it all by email. Repeat prescription emailed to surgery, they email it to local pharmacy who deliver it.

mumps

I have three prescription items I need every 8 weeks. The pharmacy, which is nextdoor to the surgery, requests the repeat prescription for me and has it waiting for me three or four days before I need it. The only time I need to do anything is if I am going on holiday in those few days before my new prescription will be ready, in this case I just let them know I will need it early and they request the prescription early. I don't know if it would work as well if your prescription isn't regular but in my case it is very convenient as when I arrive at the pharmacy it is ready and waiting for me.

I don't know how the pharmacy request the prescription or how it is delivered to them, I know the pharmacy does it by e mail for other surgeries but as mine is basically in the same building they might just speak to each other, novel or should that be quaint?

KxMx

No.

My surgery has no website. The telephone automated appointment system has been down for months.

Safe to say we will not be getting electronic prescriptions any time soon.

In fact, last week on a Tuesday at 3pm there was no Dr, or Prescribing Nurse, on the premises even to sign a paper one (I saw a Practise Nurse)

:rotfl:

I had to trek back an hour later for it, with an ear infection! :mad: