Run out of medicine at the weekend?

Run out of medicine at the weekend? Your pharmacist may be able to help with an emergency supply.

If you have run out of medicines at the weekend, you may not need to wait for an out of hours doctor to write you a prescription. Your community pharmacists  may be able to issue five days’ supply of most medicines at weekends when your doctors surgery is closed.

If you do not pay for your prescriptions this service is free of charge. If you do pay for your prescription then standard NHS charges apply. To give you an “emergency supply” of your medicines, we need you to come to the pharmacy in person. It is helpful if you bring an empty medicine box or a repeat prescription request form with you. Unfortunately “controlled drugs” which include strong analgesics and some sleeping tablets, are not included in the scheme. Some medicines specified by the local NHS area team are also excluded from the scheme. We may be able to supply patients who have had medicines prescribed by doctors in other parts of the UK.

So if you have run out of medicines at the weekend, please call into one of our branches for advice.