Roaccutane dispensed where?

proformance

Hi

I was recently diagnosed by a private physician with acute acne for which I was prescribed Roaccutane.

My employer covers private medical insurance, but it has a lot of small print apparently, including the limitation of actually covering prescriptions!

The private clinic from which the medicine is prescribed costs a whopping £180!

I've never myself paid so much for any prescriptions and I wondered if I'd be allowed to dispense the prescription elsewhere in my local pharmacy for example?


Many thanks

Z

unforeseen

http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/en/roaccutane-20mg-capsules

Dizzy_Ditzy

You can take a private prescription to any pharmacy. Each pharmacy will vary slightly on how much they charge

Undervalued

Or you could try going to see your NHS GP, armed with your prescription and any report / notes from the private doctor, and ask if he or she is willing to prescribe the same drug.

Certainly a friend of mine, who has a similar insurance arrangement, seems to manage to do this regularly!

Mimi86

You can't ask the NHS Gp to prescribe roaccutane as it is a dermatologist only prescription on the NHS

Jemima_FuddleCup

according to unforeseen's link OP can just take the presription to Lloyds and pay £1 to get it dispensed.

Undervalued

Jemima_FuddleCup wrote: »

according to unforeseen's link OP can just take the presription to Lloyds and pay £1 to get it dispensed.

I suspect you will find that is per capsule!

stargirl90

Mimi86 wrote: »

You can't ask the NHS Gp to prescribe roaccutane as it is a dermatologist only prescription on the NHS

Worth mentioning that roaccutane is also a blacklisted drug on the NHS, so OP, there's absolutely no chance your NHS GP will convert it I'm afraid.

Shop around a few different pharmacies if you have the time and find the best price.

powerful_Rogue

I was prescribed privately the UK version which is Isotretinoin.

Take the prescription to a hospital pharmacy, works out so much cheaper. Think it was £25 for two months supply.

Cyclizine

If you get it prescribed generically as isotretinoin, it will possibly be cheaper. You can take a private script to pretty much any pharmacy. Get some quotes first though, as it's a private service they can charge as they wish.

I also hope you are going to get regular follow up from the private dermatologist - you need regular bloods and monitoring whilst on treatment. Also if you're female, you need a pregnancy test before starting treatment and you need to use effective contraception (not just condoms) whilst taking it.

unforeseen

Undervalued wrote: »

I suspect you will find that is per capsule!

Correct. It even mentions that on the page