Ordering repeat prescriptions
The easiest ways to order repeat prescriptions are:
- Online
Using your NHS App, or
Using SystmOnline, or the app version (Airmid) - Repeat Slip
Using your paper repeat slip and leaving your request at the surgery in our black post box - We do NOT take repeat prescription requests over the phone or email.
Collecting your prescription
Information:
You can usually collect your prescription 3 working days after you have ordered it. Remember to take weekends and bank holidays into account.
You will need to choose a pharmacy to collect your prescription from. We call this nominating a pharmacy.
You can change your nominated pharmacy at any time:
- On the app or website where you order repeat prescriptions
- At the surgery
- At any pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions
Questions about your prescription
If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacists can answer these. They can also answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.
The NHS website has information on how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.
Go to Medicines A to Z (nhs.uk)
Medication reviews
If you have a repeat prescription, we may ask you to have a medication review. We will be in touch when you need a medication review.
Prescription charges
Find out more about prescription charges (nhs.uk).
What to do with old medicines
Take it to the pharmacy you got it from or bring it in to the surgery. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
About pharmacists
As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice and issue prescriptions for minor illnesses. The Pharmacy First Service can help if you have:
- coughs and colds
- sore throats
- ear pain
- urine infection
Please contact us and we can refer you to the Pharmacy First Service at a local participating chemist.