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Prescription...
Important General Information |
Prescriptions... Simple Rules and Regulations The Amherst Medical Practice processes an average of 250 Patient Requests for Prescriptions a Day. Please help us to help you by understanding how the system works and sticking to the rules. |
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| Your
First Prescription |
Your First Prescription As the result of a visit to your home or to the Practice, you have been informed that you need a Prescribed Treatment. It is likely that your Prescription will be made out and given to you on the spot. You may later be issued with a Repeat Prescription Slip so you can repeat your medication with out asking the Doctor. If your Prescription is very urgent and important for your immediate well being, you will be informed at the time of the Prescription being made out and special arrangements will be made for you. By reading the following links you will find out how to collect your Prescription Slip and acquire the necessary Medication.
Remember that this First Prescription may be only required once or you may later be given a Repeat Prescription Slip. |
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| Your
First Repeat Prescription |
Your First Repeat Prescription The first time your doctor decides to repeat your prescription is treated in the same by as "Your First Prescription" and if it is thought that you will need to continue your prescription you will be issued with a Repeat Prescription Slip. If you have a valid Repeat Prescription Slip you will be issued with a New Prescription for the your Medication without needing to refer to a Doctor. This is technically your "First Repeat Prescription" because you have now used a "Repeat Prescription Slip" to acquire your Prescription for this Medication. |
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| Continuing
with Repeat Prescriptions |
| Continuing
with Repeat Prescriptions When you have a valid Repeat Prescription Slip this give you the ability to continue to be issued with prescriptions for the medication by the Practice until the amounts the Doctor has authorised have run out. Doctors will usually authorise for 28 days of medication, or up to 6 repeats before the patient is asked to see or speak to their doctor before further medication can be issued. In some circumstances 12 months will be issued. This message appears on our repeat prescribing slips and the prescribing clerk highlights this for the benefit of the patient. Important When any item on your Repeat Prescription Slip runs out you will not be able to re-order it. Any item that has run out with need to be "Reauthorised" To use a valid Repeat Prescription Slip you may make your request by placing it in a Practice Repeat Prescription Box in a Practice Reception Area, or communicate the information by post, fax or email.
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| How
to Reauthorise a Repeat Prescription |
How to Reauthorise a Repeat Prescription When your repeat slips says REAUTHORISE you must arrange to speak to a Doctor in telephone time or make an appointment to see a Doctor. You should do this when you collect your last repeat as you will be looking for a convenient time for both you and a Doctor. Batch Prescriptions At your doctor's discretion, it is now possible to extend your single prestciption to a supply lasting six months. Important No one else in the Practice other an a Doctor can undertake this task. |
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| Prescription...
The Costs |
Prescription... The Costs and Guidance Medicines are expensive, but people in the following categories are automatically exempt from prescription charges: • Children under 16 and persons under 19 who are in full-time education. • People over 60 years of age. • Pregnant women and women who have had a baby in the last 12 months.* • People getting DHSS benefits and people with specific medical conditions.* *A Certificate is required Season Tickets It is sometimes worthwhile to buy a season ticket for pre-payment of prescription charges. A prescription charge is currently £6.85 one item, £13.70 for two, £20.55 for three and £27.40 for four. Season tickets and other elements of the NHS Prescription charging system can be view at:-
This information is given for guidance only and these prices are subject to review on 1st April each year. |
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| Collecting
from a Chemist |
Collecting From a Chemist Local Chemists often pick up Prescriptions from the Sevenoaks Practice so that you can collect your Medicines direct from them.
Picks up Prescriptions
from Sevenoaks Practice.
May be able to Deliver your Prescription.Distance: is distance from Sevenoaks Practice. Late Opening Pharmacists NHS Direct Local Services Search on www.nhs.uk/england gives comprehensive information on Pharmacists, Contact Details, Opening Hours and Map Links to help you find them. Weekend and Bank Holiday Time Table There is a rota of Pharmacists who open at Weekends and Bank Holidays. This is published in the Sevenoaks Chronicle and available from Sevenoaks Hospital Minor Injuries Unit, as well as the Police. Brasted Practice Dispensing & Rural Patients If you are Brasted Practice Patient and Listed for Brasted Dispensary we can also arrange for your Dispensed Medication to be made available for collection from the Sevenoaks Practice Reception, as well as the Brasted Practice Reception. Please refer to the following
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Practice Dispensing & Rural Patients |
Brasted Practice Dispensing & Rural Patients The Brasted Practice has been granted the right to dispense prescription medicines to our patients in the rural areas of Brasted and surrounding villages. Who can use the Dispensing Service To be eligible for the Dispensing Service you need to live more than 3 miles from your nearest chemist. For example the area goes Ide Hill in the south to Knockholt & Halstead in the north. If you are within the area defined by the health authority as rural, and you live more than one mile from a pharmacy you should have been written to and invited to sign their letter in order to be on the Brasted Dispensing List. To check if you qualify to use the Brasted Dispensing Service please contact a Practice Receptionist. Items available from the Brasted Dispensary Prescription requests are fulfilled in the same way as they would be by a visit to a Chemist.If you have registered for dispensing it will say "DISPENSE" on your prescription. Simply place your prescription into the box beside the front door or hand it to our receptionist. The drugs will then be dispensed from the dispensary as and when available. Please allow at least five working days for your medicines to be prepared for collection. If it is more convenient for you we can also arrange for your Dispensed Medication to be collect from the Sevenoaks Practice during normal opening hours. We have a number of over the counter non-prescription goods and medicines such as dressings, stomas, incontinence devices and appliances. These items include medical equipment, such as Blood Pressure Monitors, Glucose Monitors and Nebulisers, and all are available for sale to Dispensing Listed and Non-listed Patients alike. Please contact the Dispensary Team to check on the price and availability of any items you may require. |
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| Repeat
Prescription by Post and Fax |
Repeat Prescription by Post All Repeat Prescription Slip requests should be posted to
Please remember to tick the Chemist of your choice or include a Stamped Addressed Envelope for the return of your Prescription. Repeat Prescription by Fax All Repeat Prescription Slip requests should be Faxed to 01732 450751 Please remember to tick the Chemist of your choice.
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| Repeat
Prescription by Email |
Repeat Prescriptions can be requested by Email
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| Special
Circumstances and Emergencies |
Special Circumstances and Emergencies During Practice opening hours requests for Emergency Prescription Services can be made to Reception. Examples of what may be considered an Emergency are:- • Loss of vital medication through Fire or Flood. • Breakage or failure of an delivery system, such as an inhaler. • Loss or breakage of a medication, such as dropping a supply of insulin. Simply running out of a routine medical supply, unless this has serious implications, is not considered an Emergency. All out of hours requests should be addressed through the Out of Hours Services. |
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