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HOW DO I....
OBTAIN A REPEAT PRESCRIPTION?
Patients requiring repeat prescriptions
are asked to give at least 48 hours' notice (excluding bank
holidays and weekends), before their medication is required. Prescriptions
left after 10.00am on Friday may not be ready for collection until after 2.00pm
on Monday.
Repeat prescriptions are computerised.
Requests can be made in writing, preferably by ticking the items required on
the repeat order form attached to the previous prescription. If you enclose a stamped
addressed envelope, we will post them back to you, but please allow
extra time for the postal service. Otherwise they can be collected during office
hours. They can also be faxed on 01706 341859 and emailed to mariecrawford@nhs.net
Repeat prescriptions can also be
telephoned through on Rochdale 01706 764910.
When you have reached your allowed
number of repeats you will be asked to see a doctor to update the repeat prescription.
This should normally be in the next month or so and is not an urgent issue.
Please do not wait until you
are almost out of medicine before requesting more, but do not request prescriptions
until they are due.
