i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
#uk-ireland 2026-03-14
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Highlights from this day
- gall_bladder_gav — gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing 10:00
- bpc_sceptic — 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 11:44
- gall_bladder_gav — cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision 11:48
- bpc_sceptic — the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing, thats one data point 11:54
ni has its own rules
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
whats the cheapest legitimate private route people have found in the uk
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a private prescription in the uk was dispensable at any pharmacy willing to take it, in my experience of it
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
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snapshot not fact
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 - 260supply was upstream
how much do the online clinics actually check
is a private prescription transferable between pharmacies
while im here i paid $240 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
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
update from 21 months ago: my clinic price went up by €240 and the supply steadied in the same month
cheapest legitimate route i found was a pharmacy led online service, and cheapest is only one axis of that decision
pharmacy has had nothing for three weeks, is that everywhere or just my bit of the country
the online clinics vary enormously in how much they check. one wanted a video call and photographs and one wanted almost nothing, thats one data point