#uk-ireland 2026-02-22

when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment

a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us

is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement

member reported only

ireland is separate

is the pharmacy supply gap the manufacturer or the wholesalers

i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy

right so as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight

the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing

scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait

ring more pharmacies

that was last year

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

i paid $185 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them

anyone in scotland or wales finding it different from england

ask your gp

ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect

Testing queue: 5 submissions open, 35 awaiting dispatch.

unlicensed isnt illegal

the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria

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

genuine question driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it

off label is different

nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england

an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024

quick one unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk marketing authorisation for that product. it is not the same as illegal and it is not the same as approved

whats the cheapest legitimate private route people have found in the uk

ni has its own rules

that was 2024

the private quotes i collected last spring ran from about 130 to about 250 a month depending on dose, and that will have moved since

did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end

coming back after 22 months, is the nhs picture any better

genuine question whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare

i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them

pharmacy has had nothing for three weeks, is that everywhere or just my bit of the country

what does unlicensed actually mean when the mhra uses the word

just a letter

supply was upstream

vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax

did anyone get a tier 3 referral without a bmi over 35

genuine question private clinic quoted me $72 a month, is that about right or am i being had

anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying