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 2025-10-22
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- group_buy_gwen — i paid £94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them 12:26
- bpc_sceptic — has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this 13:53
- private_script_pri — when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment 16:33
as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight, i could be wrong
how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
i paid £94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
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 - 260whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
mine was 18 months
wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand
the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing
unlicensed isnt illegal
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, i could be wrong
ring more pharmacies
[edited]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
anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
just a letter
nhs_pathway_nellthe pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was…
the mhra publishes supply notices. whether your pharmacy has read them is an entirely separate matter
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border force stopped a parcel of mine and sent a letter, and that was the whole of it. no follow up and no knock at the door
has anyone been asked for id at a pharmacy counter for this
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coming back after 23 months, is the nhs picture any better
update from 5 months ago: my clinic price went up by €120 and the supply steadied in the same month
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i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
northern ireland has two sets of rules doesnt it, how does that work in practice
cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision
does the two year wait figure people quote come from anywhere real
member reported only
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
how much do the online clinics actually check
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check, dont trust me
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a member in dublin said their pharmacy supply was steadier than mine in england, which surprised both of us
the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing
[edited]ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect, take that with a pinch of salt
*that should say weekly
gall_bladder_gavcheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is…
when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
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 - 260anyone had a parcel stopped by border force and what actually happened next
a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it
slightly off topic but 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
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the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria, i could be wrong
anyone moved from a private clinic to nhs or the other way round
is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement
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
vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax, we shall see
a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it
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
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
prices have moved since
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