Do prescriptions expire?

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Ames
Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
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Hi all, does anyone know if there's a time limit on when you have to fill a prescription? It's a hospital (white) one if it makes a difference.
Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.

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  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,906 Forumite
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    Yes.
    For the controlled items, 28 days (like morphine, methadone & others you have to show ID for) otherwise 6 months.

    Green or white shouldn't make much of a difference, but hospital pharmacies carry more of the controlled stuff as standard as they deliver to the wards.
  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
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    Thank-you.

    It's an amber drug (Hydroxychloroquine) and not on that list so it should be OK to keep the prescription for a few months.
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,906 Forumite
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    Just hoping you don't need to test Google the hard way...
    All the best!
  • DomRavioli
    DomRavioli Posts: 3,136 Forumite
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    Ames wrote: »
    Thank-you.

    It's an amber drug (Hydroxychloroquine) and not on that list so it should be OK to keep the prescription for a few months.

    Speak to a pharmacist - they are the only ones who will be able to give you a definitive answer. Is there a reason you aren't fulfilling the prescription?
  • Ames
    Ames Posts: 18,459 Forumite
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    Yes. Last time I was on it it sent me into a major depressive episode. I've recently experienced my early warning signs that I'm getting depressed and my rheumatologist gave me the prescription and said to start it when I'm stable. That could be months away so I'd rather wait and fill the prescription in a few months than get the tablets now and have them go past their use by date before I'm able to take them. Although I'm not sure it's worth the risk taking them anyway.

    Dig for Victory - sorry for wasting your time.
    Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.
  • DigForVictory
    DigForVictory Posts: 11,906 Forumite
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    Ames, I wouldn't have bothered if I wasn't curious & it's useful info to know & share - so it's *not* wasting time (and apparently at least 284 people have seen it!)

    Hoping the early warning symptoms fade back to normal (for your preferred value thereof) & that you can fill & get the benefit of the prescription. Very glad your medics know it's a not going to be taken at once issue & why - communication will really helps all players.
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