REPEAT ORDERING

The current turnaround time is 3 working days.

• Email our dedicated mailbox at fv.meeksroadprescriptions@nhs.scot
  Please include your name, date of birth, medications required and your nominated pharmacy for collection.
• Complete a prescription request form at the entrance to the surgery and post through the prescription box.
• There is a repeat slip on the right hand side of your prescription. Complete this and hand it into your nominated pharmacy or the prescription post box at the surgery.
• Enquire at reception to order your prescriptions online via patient access. A log in is required which cannot be done over the telephone.

Please note a further authentication app is now required to use this service.

Prescriptions cannot be ordered via the telephone.

ACUTE PRESCRIPTIONS

The current turnaround time is 7 working days.

• Acute prescriptions are medications that are not on your ‘repeat list’.
• These requests take slightly longer as they are reviewed by our clinical team.

ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBING

As a Practice we are reducing the use of antibiotics in conditions where they are unlikely to be of benefit.  These conditions could include the common cold, viral sore throats and similar conditions. 
The reduction in antibiotics is necessary to reduce the risk long term of antibiotic resistance developing which could make some conditions untreatable with conventional antibiotics. 

The following link provides additional useful information:

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/common-cold-and-other-upper-respiratory-tract-infections

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/sore-throat-leaflet

TABLETS FOR SLEEP DISORDERS AND ANXIETY

The practice has made a concerted effort to reduce the use of these medications following the most up to date guidelines which restrict the indications and length of time that these medications are prescribed for. 
These medications include Diazepam, Temazepam and Zopiclone among others. 

The following links provide additional useful information:

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/insomnia-poor-sleep

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/stopping-benzodiazepines-and-z-drugs

GENERIC PRESCRIBING

Medicine can be prescribed by either the trade "brand name" or by its chemical equivalent "generic" name. For example, "Panadol" (brand name) is the same as "paracetamol" (generic name): both describe exactly the same drug.
Government guidelines now require us to prescribe most drugs by their generic name.
If you have any problems with this system please speak to the receptionist or your GP.