SELF CARE & REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
Self Care
You may not be able to be prescribed these medicines due to their limited clinical value or more suitable to purchase for self care:
- Pain killers for minor aches and pains
- Soluble pain killers
- Hay fever preparations
- Cough and cold remedies
- Tonic, vitamin and health supplements
- Antiperspirants
- Treatment for non-serious constipation or diarrhoea
- Ear Wax removers
- Treatment for minor acne
- Threadworm tablets
- Lozenges, throat sprays,mouthwashes and gargles
- Slimming preparations
- Creams, gels and bandages for minor sprains and sports injuries
- Indigestion remedies for occasional use
- Tablets for minor nail infections
- Creams for bruising, tattoos and varicose veins
- Continuous barrier creams for nappy rash
- Head lice lotions and shampoos
- Athletes’ foot creams and powders
- Moisturisers and bath additives for minor dry skin conditions
- Travel medicines
- Food and toilet preparations except where clinically indicated
Many of these products are cheap to buy and readily available from pharmacies and shopsYou may not be able to be prescribed these medicines due to their limited clinical value or more suitable to purchase for self care:
Re-ordering Repeat Prescriptions
Please check your supplies of medications regularly to ensure you do not run out
Only order those medications you are in current need of replacing
Notification can be made by:
- POST - sending a letter or the repeat medication side slip request form to the surgery. Remember to enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you require the script to be posted back to you.
- IN PERSON - using a repeat medication slip available at the reception desk and posting it in the box in front lobby not at the counter
- BY PHONE - Our perscription line is open 10:00 - 12:00 and 14:30 - 16:30
- ONLINE - Order your prescriptions on-line This is the preferred way of ordering medication
Please allow 5 working days for us to process your prescription and ensure it is delivered to the pharmacy of your choice.
Use of our online service is greatest over the weekends. Please allow an extra working day for the Practice to process repeat prescription requests received online on a Monday.
Local Pharmacies do operate a service for repeat prescriptions - please enquire at the pharmacy for further details.
A Boots Phamacy is located within Park Medical Practice, Shepton Mallet.
