Due to the increasing numbers of patients requesting their prescription on an urgent basis, the practice has needed to instate an Urgent Prescription Policy. Unless a medication is clinically urgent, requests will be processed routinely (ie they may take up to three full working days).
The following medication may be issued on an urgent same-day basis:
- Inhalers and Montelukast
- Medication for epilepsy
- Warfarin, Apixaban and other anticoagulants
- Medication for palliative patients
- Digoxin and beta blockers.
- Anti-psychotics
- Adrenaline autoinjectors
- Insulin and Gliclazide
- Glyceryl Trinitrate spray
- Prednisolone, Hydrocortisone and Dexamethasone
Hospital Treatment Advice Notes will be processed within three working days of receipt as urgently needed medication will be provided by the treating hospital.