a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it
#uk-ireland 2026-04-28
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- maintenance_mo — how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years 20:31
- knees_first — scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait 21:01
- sharps_bin_sid — off label and unlicensed get used interchangeably in here and they are different. off label is a licensed product used outside its licence 21:04
- sasha_stacks — ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect, thats one data point 21:48
- knees_first — 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 21:56
update from 20 months ago: my clinic price went up by $94 and the supply steadied in the same month
cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision
how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years
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 - 260member reported only
prices have moved since
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
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
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off label and unlicensed get used interchangeably in here and they are different. off label is a licensed product used outside its licence
right so as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight
ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect, thats one data point
everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this
off label is different
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
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