ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect
#uk-ireland 2025-02-20
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- reship_rita — i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist, i could be wrong 14:50
- tarpit_tam — i paid $120 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them i paid €185 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went… 16:22
- tarpit_tam — the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time, i could be wrong 18:41
- slow.taper — the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me 19:21
i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria
an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this
unlicensed isnt illegal
the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist, i could be wrong
supply was upstream
anyone in scotland or wales finding it different from england
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
private_script_priireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the…
how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
i paid $120 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
i paid €185 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
[edited]member reported only
[edited]anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time, i could be wrong
genuine question is vat charged on a private prescription in the uk
[edited]does the two year wait figure people quote come from anywhere real
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
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