while im here the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter, n of 1 obviously
#uk-ireland 2025-09-18
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Highlights from this day
- osaka_assay — the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria 16:30
- step_one_sian — the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing 17:37
- step_one_sian — border force stopped a parcel of mine and sent a letter, and that was the whole of it. no follow up and no knock at the door 17:43
the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria
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what happens at the end of the two years on the nhs route
northern ireland has two sets of rules doesnt it, how does that work in practice
how much do the online clinics actually check
is vat charged on a private prescription in the uk
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
right so anyone moved from a private clinic to nhs or the other way round
how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years
the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing
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off label is different
anyone had a parcel stopped by border force and what actually happened next
border force stopped a parcel of mine and sent a letter, and that was the whole of it. no follow up and no knock at the door
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
is the pharmacy supply gap the manufacturer or the wholesalers
that was 2024
mine was 18 months
check, dont trust me
unrelated but does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
member reported tier 3 waits in england were all over the place, from nine months to nearly three years, as of about a year ago, i have it written down somewhere
supply was upstream
did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end
when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
whats the cheapest legitimate private route people have found in the uk
does the two year wait figure people quote come from anywhere real
there was a two year limit in the nhs guidance i read. what happened at the end of it was not clear to me then and may be clearer now, ask me again in a month
the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention
snapshot not fact
ask your gp
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whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
just a letter
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time