Getting prescription delivered to workplace - OK or bad practice?

As said before only if the prescription is sent to that pharmacy and dispensed there. The government pays little enough as it is never mind taking on work that other people are getting paid for.
Shops including pharmacies will act as collection points for delivery companies but that is because they get paid by the delivery companies (it is easier and quicker to unload a dozen parcels to the corner shop than to go to an individuals house.

I have my medication delivered to work every 3 months. I agreed this with my line manager. It has to be signed for so everyone in the office is a named person who can do this.

A lot of prescriptions for chronic illnesses are prescribed by consultants and delivered. I would have no way to access this medication if I couldn’t get it delivered to work.

Definitely inappropriate. Can you not just go into a chemist and collect?

Also work shouldn't be storing a controlled drug etc...

Its medication OP which you have been prescribed for a condition which is a protected characteristic of the Equality Act 2010.

You can not collect your meds because you are at work so you get yourself in a union who will come down these losers like a tonne of bricks.

You are right not to rely on royal mail, I had to wait for blood glucose sensors which the post man refused to deliver which left me with no way of monitoring my blood glucose for 3 days, so RM are not a reliable option either.

Don't delay, get into a union asap as they can and will help you with this.

No you really can't make someone else sign for a controlled drug. If anything went wrong they would be the one who signed for it.

Get it delivered to your pharmacy like most people (this is what we will do!)

I think it's bad practice to have any parcel sent to a workplace . Unless you are the receptionist someone else has to take responsibility for the parcels safety - what if theyvare busy and leave it aside and someone else takes it? Obviously bad enough with anything but extremely dangerous with controlled drugs.

He's basically trying to say you shouldn't be prescribed this medication

Ffs! No he's not. He's simply saying that they can't take responsibility for signing for and having controlled drugs delivered to the workplace. Particularly when the person they are for isn't even there. And he is definitely entitled to say that.

I don't know about the OP but my drugs cannot be sent to a pharmacy as it's prescribed by a different route (shared care with hospital - complicated nhs arrangements) so only the dispensing company are involved and they aren't affiliated with a company who have physical pharmacy they will only delivered to an address with a list of who can sign for them

I get 2 drugs delivered this way by separate companies - it used to be easier as they would give you a dedicated delivery slot of 1-2hrs but now I presume to save money you just get told 8am-8pm on a certain day

They do offer the option of sending the prescription to your chosen chemist for collection, I don't think it's fair for your workplace to have the responsibility of having them there when they are a controlled drug and often used recreationally

I honestly think it sounds discriminatory towards you. He's basically trying to say you shouldn't be prescribed this medication? Even though he doesn't know what it is? Surely everyone is entitled to use and receive delivery of prescribed medicine? I simply don't understand why the receptionist or person who signed for it didn't just drop you a brief message saying you have a delivery from xyz. And that shite about dodgy steroids? It's bang out of order to say these things. He's calling you a liar or saying your breaking the law!
I'd be fucking seething.

There would be a service agreement in place with the delivery company

Only if they are involved in the dispensing

Why don’t you get your prescription sent to a chemist then you can pick them up .

@fiftiesmum a service that already exists??

@fiftiesmum Lots of chemists do collections for free. I collected a clothes order from my local one.

I can understand the confusion when 1 manager said it was fine and the other went ballistic. My old office stopped ALL deliveries to the office. It was mainly clothing deliveries, but 1 woman had a full grocery shop delivered! A controlled drug is even more serious and I can understand why it isn't allowed.

I'm not familiar with the medication, but why can't your specialist have the script delivered to a local pharmacy- boots, superdrug etc. You then collect it from there? Have you asked about this?

It's fairly common for lots of the delivered RA drugs to get it to go to your work as they need to be signed for - but the day is usually agreed in advance so that you can get them - it's a courier service rather than regular mail

When I worked in an office I had to tell the delivery company who would sign for them (usually receptionist), now I have my own studio so it's delivered to me directly

The managers response is OTT and a bit ridiculous but they should only be delivered there if you can get them that day.

Who is going to pay for this service?

Can't they be delivered to a chemist first collection?

Get the meds delivered to you, and change the delivery details so it's always to you. Why did you take AL if you knew drugs were going to work? why didn't you change the delivery details so they came to you at home? When all said and done, those drugs are your responsibility and yours alone, not your work colleagues, managers, or neighbour. Yours.

What if you’re off sick and your meds are at work? Sorry but this is a very bad idea.

Can't you talk to Dr and ask them to send a few days earlier so you have time to pick up? ( or arrange a set WFH day so you will definitely be there to sign for them).

Blimey, we cant even have paracetamol outside of a locked cupboard at work! i do work in a school though.
ADHD meds are controlled drugs and as such their delivery should be signed for by the recipient only. Im not surprised the manager was so angry.
Also, if there was a 3 day gap with delivery of one prescription, then surely you'd have 3 spare tablets at the end of that month to cover any delay from the next delivery?

Op- I have medication delivered regularly by Sciensus (van delivery) and it has to be signed for. I work so never at home so I have it delivered to a pharmacy who are more than happy for this to happen. I checked with them first of course and assume it’s fairly common. Worth a try as you can then pick up when suits you.
I have another medication that has to be kept in a fridge so I haven’t used the pharmacy for this but book evening/weekend deliveries instead.