#uk-ireland 2025-11-28

wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand

off label and unlicensed get used interchangeably in here and they are different. off label is a licensed product used outside its licence
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that

how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee

is vat charged on a private prescription in the uk

mine was 18 months

how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years

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

ok so a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us, for what its worth

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

supply was upstream

snapshot not fact

ask your gp

that was last year

how much do the online clinics actually check
a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us

the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing

off label is different

ok so a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it, i have it written down somewhere
the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing

is the irish price genuinely higher or is that a currency thing

genuine question 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

coming back to this gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing

has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this

northern ireland sits under different arrangements from great britain and those have changed more than once, so do not treat anything i say about it as current, someone check my working

the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter, anyway

genuine question an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that