off label and unlicensed get used interchangeably in here and they are different. off label is a licensed product used outside its licence
#uk-ireland 2025-08-25
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- slow.taper — as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight 09:04
- knees_first — 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 09:05
- maintenance_mo — a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us 09:22
- VialBot — On this day 6 years ago this channel logged 137 messages. 10:56
- maintenance_mo — driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it 12:27
i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
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the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing, from memory
is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement
has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this
follow up how much do the online clinics actually check
as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight
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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
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i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
check, dont trust me
a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us
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quick one northern ireland has two sets of rules doesnt it, how does that work in practice
*that should say weekly
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
everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it
anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
coming back to this when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
just a letter
coming back after 14 months, is the nhs picture any better
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
*Janoshik not the other one
the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria
the seizure letters members have had here have been letters and nothing else, but that is our sample rather than a guarantee
that was 2024
nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england, ill dig out the number
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
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
On this day 6 years ago this channel logged 137 messages.
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anyone in scotland or wales finding it different from england
is the pharmacy supply gap the manufacturer or the wholesalers
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that
prices have moved since
scotland differs
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
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