while im here the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter, not advice obviously
#uk-ireland 2025-07-28
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- reship_rita — northern ireland has two sets of rules doesnt it, how does that work in practice 18:57
- slow.taper — wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand 19:00
- slow.taper — the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee 19:01
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
prices have moved since
check, dont trust me
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
ring more pharmacies
off label is different
ask your gp
the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing
a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it
how much do the online clinics actually check
that was last year
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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
anyone moved from a private clinic to nhs or the other way round
private clinic quoted me €185 a month, is that about right or am i being had
nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england, i could be wrong
northern ireland has two sets of rules doesnt it, how does that work in practice
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slightly off topic but gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
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the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
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the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
scotland differs
Purity check: no report on file for lot E-2205. Nothing logged either way.
ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
is the pharmacy supply gap the manufacturer or the wholesalers
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an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
just a letter
unlicensed isnt illegal
coming back to this i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
snapshot not fact
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that, anyway
i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
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that was 2024
supply was upstream
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
does the two year wait figure people quote come from anywhere real
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