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coffeegirl73 · 2025-05-24T00:41:21+00:00

He’s been battling acne for a few years now and has asked to go on accutane. His friend had even worse skin and went on it and he looks fine now. So went through the doctor etc after having tried all different creams and antibiotics etc over the years. Referral made to dermatologist. More than a years waiting list. GP said wait or go private. I feel so sorry for ds his face looks terrible. He’s in year 12. Does anyone know how you go about going private? I do t know where to start. I don’t know if I could afford it. I know they need blood tests when they go on it. Would I have to pay for the medication and all those extra things. Can anyone explain the system to me. Am Irish where it’s easy enough to go private you just ring up the consultant. But I’m not sure how it works here?

Oakcupboard · 24/05/2025 03:52

I used Dermatica, it’s online - I found it very good. Worth having an online consultation with them anyway. Think it’s about £25 a month

amybabysa · 24/05/2025 03:39

For anything related to acne treatment* I should’ve said.

you will have to pay for roaccutane if given by a private doctor

TatteredAndTorn · 24/05/2025 03:38

amybabysa · 24/05/2025 02:31

No, a private consultant cannot give an NHS script for anything.

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That’s not strictly true. A private consultant can ask the GP is issue an NHS prescription on their advice (if they are happy to). My private endo gets my GP to do an NHS prescription for meds. I’ve had two different private ebdis do this for three different medications. I do suspect it depends what the medication is though. .

DrDameKatyDeniseInExile · 24/05/2025 03:06

coffeegirl73 · 24/05/2025 02:06

Probably out of my price range. So a private consult is around 250 but I thought he could give us an nhs script? No I’ve tried so many things with ds - he’s given up sugar and dairy, he’s done the antibiotics and the special prescription creams. His friend got a referral straight away within a couple of weeks. I just worry it’s affecting him. He has started staying at home a lot and not meeting up with his friends. Even in school he tells me he goes to the library a lot rather than hang out in the 6th form centre. A year seems a long way off

They don’t give you NHS prescriptions but they can provide a letter for your GP with their consulting details and the information of the treatment prescribed. The GP can then issue the prescription. Have just done this for my DD (also can’t get NHS appointment for dermatology here either, so much so that even the private dermatologist has a three month waiting list). However, that is only for relatively simple contraceptive alternative, antibiotics and topical treatment. The NHS is not under any obligation to do so and Accutane is a very different thing and I presume they would want to do their own consult as it requires careful monitoring.

amybabysa · 24/05/2025 02:31

coffeegirl73 · 24/05/2025 02:06

Probably out of my price range. So a private consult is around 250 but I thought he could give us an nhs script? No I’ve tried so many things with ds - he’s given up sugar and dairy, he’s done the antibiotics and the special prescription creams. His friend got a referral straight away within a couple of weeks. I just worry it’s affecting him. He has started staying at home a lot and not meeting up with his friends. Even in school he tells me he goes to the library a lot rather than hang out in the 6th form centre. A year seems a long way off

No, a private consultant cannot give an NHS script for anything.

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coffeegirl73 · 24/05/2025 02:08

I took him to a skin clinic when we found out it was a year to wait and they started him on a range called environ. Honestly though I’m not sure how much good it’s done. It was expensive. It’s a course of vitamins for gut health and then a skin regime morning and night. Had great reviews but can’t see a big change yet anyway

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coffeegirl73 · 24/05/2025 02:06

Probably out of my price range. So a private consult is around 250 but I thought he could give us an nhs script? No I’ve tried so many things with ds - he’s given up sugar and dairy, he’s done the antibiotics and the special prescription creams. His friend got a referral straight away within a couple of weeks. I just worry it’s affecting him. He has started staying at home a lot and not meeting up with his friends. Even in school he tells me he goes to the library a lot rather than hang out in the 6th form centre. A year seems a long way off

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amybabysa · 24/05/2025 01:57

I hope you don’t tell him that his face looks terrible.

You can get it from Skindoc or Benenden hospital. Or you could ask your GP for a in person NHS dermatologist referral, they can prescribe it but there may be a waiting list. They will also have lists of private dermatologists.

Roaccutane comes with a whole myriad of side effects so it’s worth talking through with the doctor first.

It’s around two thousand for a complete course, not including paying for appointments. He may need more than one full course, around 50% of people do.

bear in mind it might not work for him though.