Own sedation for dental work

brook2jack2

A patient having a private course of treatment , or a private dentist, cannot prescribe using a NHS prescription. They can only prescribe privately for which the chemist will charge a private charge. For restricted drugs such as temazepam the charge is likely to be quite substantial. 

silvercar

brook2jack2 said:

A patient having a private course of treatment , or a private dentist, cannot prescribe using a NHS prescription. They can only prescribe privately for which the chemist will charge a private charge. For restricted drugs such as temazepam the charge is likely to be quite substantial. 

Quite correct, I forgot that rule.
i don’t know the price of say 2 x 10mg diazepam, but I’m surprised it’s high.
Of course GPs can prescribe too, if you needed to consult them about nerves for a forthcoming dental procedure; morally I doubt I could waste so much resources, but it is an option.

scrub that. I just googled the price on a private prescription, I won’t advertise the company but the top result for a UK online pharmacy was 5p each for 28 x 5mg Diazepam. Not sure what they would charge for a mock consultation to provide the prescription, but that looks affordable to me.

brook2jack2

You will find most chemists have a minimum private dispensing charge , and because for a private prescription for a controlled drug a special form needs to be used to write the prescription then the dentist will also normally have to charge for a private prescription .

Diazepam is not normally the drug of choice for pre procedural medication. Also regulations say it cannot be prescribed by dentists in a dose for sedation unless the patient is on the premises and observed whilst taking it. Smaller , preproceedural doses are ok without having these precautions. 

dancing_star

thank you for responses - I've asked the question and am awaiting the dentist returning from leave to tell me. I'm expecting a 'no' which I will of course abide by if that is the case

dancing_star

update. they agreed to self-sedation.

Not sure if I will go for it, however, as I'd have to take a day off work rather than a couple of hours!