Private prescription

[Jackjac1]

Hi all, I'm curious to no has anyone ever got a private prescription, if so what was your experience in obtaining it. Thanks

[M0AL61 Moderator Volunteer]

I haven't personally, but an ex partner of mine did. It was difficult to get, and expensive when it came to collecting it from the chemist. x

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

I get a private prescription for my ldn (low dose naltrexone). Gp writes it and doesn't charge me for prescription, but it costs me £20 a month for the medication x

[M0AL61 Moderator Volunteer]

You're correct about LDN Hidden , it's not available on the NHS

[Jackjac1]

I don't need one it was a discussion that was going on about getting private prescriptions on line, I'd never heard of it, it seems a strange thing to do, why would you not ask your own Dr. I wanted to ask this but it seemed I was the only person that was a bit negative about it that's why I asked on hear. Apparently you book an appointment to speak to a GP tell them your problems they then prescribe something to help, it costs £20 +£8 admin, your script gets sent to your pharmacy were you pay the going rate for the prescription to be filled. I understand getting one through your own GP for something that's not on NHS. I was curious like I said x

[Hidden in reply to Jackjac1]

I think you're talking about Push Doctor online. I think it is approved by the NHS. You have a face to face consultation with a GP via something similar to Skype/FaceTime . That GP can issue a prescription but how often they do this, I don't know---I can see it for a skin rash, conjunctivitis, something that can be seen. But I think for anything they feel needs investigation ( bloods, Xray, scan etc) it'd be go to your GP.

You can see a GP privately at some private hospitals. You pay about £70-£75 for short consultation, £130ish for double appointment, then can get a private prescription. You have to pay the full cost of the prescription meds at the pharmacy.

[Hazel_Angelstar Administrator FMA UK Staff]

I think these online gp services are springing up more and more because people cannot get appointments with their GPs until weeks later. So those who can afford to can skip waiting by having an online /telephone consultation.

I know I would be very cautious about a diagnosis being made in this way by a doctor who didn't know me, or have all my records in front of them. X

[LadyJoro]

Your normal GP or consultant can prescribe medications for “off label use” that aren’t covered by nhs funding, this would require a private prescription where you pay what ever the medication costs or have it funded by other means.

Clinical trial medications are issued under the same procedure.

Never had any issue filling mine but the medication is delivered to the door in a refrigerated van

[shaunmna]

I haven't used an on-line service but have attended a private GP (non NHS) practice. With the practice I used you pay for a consultation and then either pay this GP directly for any meds prescribed and supplied or are issued with a script that you get filled at a pharmacy of your choice and then pay said chemist for your meds. In some cases meds on a private script can be cheaper than the standard NHS prescription charge; depending, of course, on what you are buying/prescribed. I would see the GP every 3 months and have a repeat prescription every month which I had filled by the GPs practice and paid them directly.

I would assume that each private (non NHS) practice has its own procedure and indeed its own set of fees and charges. Research (Google) tells me that there are only 3 private practices around me in Yorkshire: Leeds, York and Sheffield though some NHS practices do non NHS work I haven't found one in my locality.

[Sarahvit]

What is a private prescription? In the US I don’t think 🤔 we have that or it is called something else.

[Lima6MCT in reply to Sarahvit]

In the UK healthcare is free at the point of delivery.

If we need to go to hospital or to see our GP there are no fees. Prescribed medication is subsidised by the National Health Service (in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales we get our prescriptions for free).

Those who live in England are charged £8.60 per item although if you need a lot of meds each month you can get "season tickets" (£29.10/quarter or £104/year), some medical conditions such as epilepsy & diabetes give you an exemption.

For medications which are not provided free by the NHS, such as "off-label" use, you need to see a doctor who is willing to see you privately and pay for the consultation, prescription and for the full cost of medication.

[Sarahvit in reply to Lima6MCT]

Thank you Lima here in the US we pay for insurance either through work, or if you are disabled through the government but you still have to pay a copay which is a percentage like 20-40% depending on the insurance plan. Prescriptions very from $0 or $1 to $100 or more depending on the prescription plan. Generics are free mail order or cheaper end $1-$10 or so. Brand names are more and nonformularies are expensive on my plan is $49....🤔? It has gone up I think we have switched over our meds to generics so we don’t have any nonformularies drugs right now. Thank you 🙏 for explaining the private prescriptions to me. 🤗💕🦋

[abracad]

I have for another reason. You can just have it made up in any pharmacy. But be warned, you pay the actual cost of the drugs. So, they may cost less but may cost considerably more.