member reported tier 3 waits in england were all over the place, from nine months to nearly three years, as of about a year ago, n of 1 obviously
#uk-ireland 2025-11-02
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- meal_prep_mick — a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it, not advice obviously 12:46
- swab_dry_first — the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention 13:35
- meal_prep_mick — 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… 14:05
- bea_reconstitutes — cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision unlicensed in mhra terms means there is no uk… 14:21
- bpc_sceptic — wales was reported in here as slower to get started and steadier once you were in, and that was second hand 14:56
just a letter
[edited]a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it, not advice obviously
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anyone in scotland or wales finding it different from england
[edited]the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention
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mine was 18 months
private clinic quoted me €185 a month, is that about right or am i being had
how long is the nhs specialist weight management wait where people are, mine was quoted at two years
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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an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision
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
snapshot not fact
anyone in ireland willing to compare what theyre paying
coming back after 16 months, is the nhs picture any better
how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
quick one 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
how much do the online clinics actually check
driving never came up for me at all and i would ask a clinician rather than take my word on it
i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
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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supply was upstream