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Written prescription

  • 29-04-2015 5:53pm
    #1
    Shane 25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21 ✭


    I got a written prescription from a private doctor for lets say man troubles I have a question about the hand written prescription...... do pharmists hold on to the prescrption note when it is used up or do I still have refills its honestly a case of not being able to read the handwritting and its only something I take on the occasions I need it


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  • #2
    Zagato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Zagato


    Shane 25 wrote: »
    I got a written prescription from a private doctor for lets say man troubles I have a question about the hand written prescription...... do pharmists hold on to the prescrption note when it is used up or do I still have refills its honestly a case of not being able to read the handwritting and its only something I take on the occasions I need it

    You get to keep the prescription usually, but pharmacist stamps it so if it was prescribed only to be dispensed once, then you won't be able to refill. If that's not specified I'm not exactly sure


  • #3
    febuaryrising
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭febuaryrising


    As long as the prescription doesn't say 1 dispensing only, it should be valid for 6 dispensings or 6 months, whichever is used up first.

    Make sure and check the generic price if available.


  • #4
    locum-motion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,143 ✭✭✭locum-motion


    Neither of the previous posters is quite right:
    Zagato wrote: »
    You get to keep the prescription usually, but pharmacist stamps it so if it was prescribed only to be dispensed once, then you won't be able to refill. If that's not specified I'm not exactly sure

    IF it's a repeatable prescription, you can have it back if you want but most (all?) pharmacies will hold on to it for you if you want. It is YOUR choice.
    BUT, if it's NOT a repeatable prescription, or if it was repeateble but the repeats have been used up, then the pharmacy MUST hold on to it.
    febuaryrising wrote: »
    As long as the prescription doesn't say 1 dispensing only, it should be valid for 6 dispensings or 6 months, whichever is used up first.

    Make sure and check the generic price if available.

    Some medicines are automatically repeatable, unless the doctor specifies not to repeat.
    Some medicines are automatically NOT repeatable, unless the doctor specifies 'Repeat'.

    What Feb.rising says is only true for meds in the first of these categories.


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