to not want to jump through hoops to get this prescription.

[highho1]

So dc have headlice. I have spent hours wetcombing dd in particular but still some remain.
So I had a doctors appointment this afternoon anyway so asked for some treatment. I have a prepayment certificate. Anyway given a prescription for a discontinued product. The same thing happened several years ago with last outbreak.Trotted back to doctors who told me to return for new prescription. When I got there I was told it wasn't ready and really I should wait 48 hours for queries. After a discussion I was given a new prescription which I was told would have to be collected tomorrow from chemists as quite late by than
Anyway new prescription is for half the size of the old one and in a size which doesn't appear to be available so I now anticipate having to go back to gp's on Monday.
Systen just seems so unfair. Some area can get headlice treatments free otc at pharmacies. Other have to get a prescription and some won't prescribe at all..
Aibu

[FanFuckingTastic]

One health issue per appointment would never ever work since I have several conditions which combine to make each other worse, we have to discuss all of the conditions to cover my general health, rather than focus on one thing.

As for the nits prescription, you shouldn't have a problem, you can even get the nitty gritty combs prescribed if you really can't afford to buy them, I've never had to jump through hoops, just be honest with the doctor about my position. I asked for a prescription of paracetamol and ibuprofen for my DS after an operation where he got sick and was ill for quite a long time, I was pretty skint managing the hospital travel and overnight with DS on top of usual expenses, and fortunately my GP understood and prescribed 2l of paracetamol and 1.5l of ibuprofen. It lasted him for quite a while... couple of years at least. He did have a further operation and several ear infections and burst eardrum and appointments for a hearing aid etc so it came in handy for the pain, poor boy.

[highho1]

couthy I too agree that it is wrong that so many things are excluded. My mum, a diabetic oap, used to have to buy her own test strips yet could get paracetamol on prescription. They are only 16p per pack.
I would never ask for calpol. I buy cheaper own brand pain relief.
However it just seems wrong that in some areas you can rock up at the pharmacy and get all these treatments, calpol, headlice treatments etc on prescription. When others have to buy essential items.

[highho1]

Aso if you only mention 1 health issue per appointment something could be missed as an illness can manifest in different ways.

[meddie]

I would be wary of putting neat listerine on a child. Its pure alcohol, would sting like hell on scratches and is also flammable.

[SoonToBeSix]

Of course listerine is not pure alcohol it contains some alcohol. I have used it on my own dc and myself. I actually have psoriasis on my head and it was fine. It itches for a few minutes because the lice twitch loads then stops I would never advise someone to use a product on their dc I had not used on my own. Headlice made by families life a misery nothing worked except listerine.

[SoonToBeSix]

Yes meddle it may well be flammable however I imagine the op's dc are not going to have a sneaky cigarette whilst being treated for headlice!

[moominmarvellous]

I think it's unfair to say OP shouldn't ask for live treatment on prescription if it's available.

I was considering doing the same as we've been fighting an on and off battle with DD's headline since August and it's driving everyone crazy! I was thinking something on prescription might do the trick.

However, fingers crossed, Nitty gritty comb and conditioner, followed by two hours of white vinegar under a shower cap seems to have done the trick. Still combing at bath-time a week on, still coming up clear. The vinegar cost me less than 50p for a big bottle - wish I'd done it sooner!

[StripyPenguin]

wombat some of the little buggers do seem to survive straighteners :( We've wet combed and straightened for a week now and I still find the odd one or two on DD :(
Off to buy white vinegar and listerine I suppose.

[Goldmandra]

We've wet combed and straightened for a week now and I still find the odd one or two on DD sad

Just keep going. As long as you're being thorough you will catch the newly hatched lice before they become mature enough to lay and eventually there will be none left.

Straighteners will kill anything that's far enough down the hair shaft but newly laid eggs are right at the very bottom and it's hard to get that close to the scalp without burning it.

[OddBoots]

It seems very short sighted not to prescribe the nitty gritty comb given that it can be used on multiple occasions.

[Goldmandra]

It seems very short sighted not to prescribe the nitty gritty comb given that it can be used on multiple occasions.

...and of course that using it once a week enables you to prevent the large infestations.

[highho1]

Especially as the comb costs £10 and one lot of lotion is more than that.

[confuddledDOTcom]

I recommend people make up their own preventer spray when they've got their kids clear. It's mostly water and conditioner, which you spray on each morning, plus some essential oils. Some of the oils mask the human smell and some are poison to them.