i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy
#uk-ireland 2026-06-04
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- nhs_pathway_nell — unrelated but the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing unlicensed in mhra terms… 17:44
- bpc_sceptic — vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax 18:08
- tenpence — gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and… 18:18
for the archive does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
*Medutest not the other one
unrelated but the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing
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
lot-log.csv
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that was 2024
when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax
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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
update from 12 months ago: my clinic price went up by €94 and the supply steadied in the same month
pharmacy has had nothing for three weeks, is that everywhere or just my bit of the country
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
the shortage was upstream of the pharmacies as far as anyone here could tell, and shouting at counter staff achieved nothing