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, your mileage will differ
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#uk-ireland 2025-04-16
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Highlights from this day
- bpc_sceptic — ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect 19:21
- meal_prep_mick — a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us, not advice obviously 19:46
- no_appetite_nia — i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that 21:47
check, dont trust me
ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect
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is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement
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unlicensed isnt illegal
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
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
a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us, not advice obviously
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how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years
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
ok so 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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is a private prescription transferable between pharmacies
does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
that was 2024
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
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, take that with a pinch of salt
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that was last year
snapshot not fact
an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024, ymmv
the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter
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*VendorInvestigate not the other one
is the irish price genuinely higher or is that a currency thing
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me, still working it out
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that
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did anyone get through the nhs route and how long was it end to end
anyone had a parcel stopped by border force and what actually happened next
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that
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how much do the online clinics actually check
coming back to this private clinic quoted me $38 a month, is that about right or am i being had
scotland differs