To be baffled as to why they cant send this

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Hi I order my prescriptions through pharmacy 2 u if anybody is aware of them
Basically I order through them online and they request the prescription from my doctors then once recieved they check, pack and deliver to me.
However it hasnt been working out too well with my doctors constantly delaying on sending them my prescriptions leaving me out of tablets. I'm always busy thats why I use pharmacy 2 u
Latest saga is that my doctors is refusing to send the prescription for a antidepressant I take and are not giving a valid reason why they just keep saying it's a paper only prescription despite the pharmacy 2 u have said they recieve these electronically all the time for these particular antidepressants from other doctors all the time. Pharmacy 2 u cant seem to get them.to see sense and neither can I.
Anybody had similar problem or know why.

I have never had any problems with Pharmacy 2U, and I have
a) a pre-paid certificate and
b) a prescription for antidepressants

I obviously don’t approve of it and wouldn’t do it myself but I’m aware of loads of community pharmacies that exploit OOP expenses cupoftea. I’m not saying online chemists don’t do it, but they’re definitely not alone in that.

My pharmacy is 50m from GPS, any issues and the pharmacist goes to speak to them directly. That’s the benefit of local pharmacy delivering medicines. (I don’t use the service so can’t comment on efficiency.)

Controlled drug prescriptions can now be sent electronically.

They're not denying you your prescription they've said it's right there for you to pick up. Your argument is that you're too lazy to do that and it's a ridiculous one.

There are two pharmacies in my town plus the one in the drs. All of them deliver. All of them are digital. The pharmacy I pick up from did a review of my medication. I am on antidepressants but I don't go to my dr very often because I'm agoraphobia and have had.

• agoraphobic

I don't think asking you to collect a paper prescription is unreasonable

Your argument is that you're too lazy to do that and it's a ridiculous one.

Many years ago, it used to cost me about £200 pounds in lost earnings each time I took time off to pick up a prescription. The GP surgery had told me that there was no other way than to pick it up during working hours. After I'd lost about £1000 in this way they casually admitted that they could fax them to my work instead...

It seems it's not only NHS receptionists who think other people's time is worth fuck-all, judging by some of the comments up-thread.

There is always gonna be one that reckons I'm too lazy it had gotta be said.
MSM you know bugger all about my circumstances so sling your hook.

Thecatinthehat- I suspect you're right about OOP expenses. The things NHS money is wasted on infuriates me 😠

Many years ago, it used to cost me about £200 pounds in lost earnings each time I took time off to pick up a prescription. The GP surgery had told me that there was no other way than to pick it up during working hours. After I'd lost about £1000 in this way they casually admitted that they could fax them to my work instead

Same with me. I was working an hour away from home so needed to take time off work (unpaid) if I needed to actually visit the GP surgery, made worse because of their limited opening hours. I'd lose 3 hours of pay even if I was first in line at the door when they opened first thing in the morning ("first thing" to them of course being 9am!) when I was usually at work by 8am after leaving home at 7am. Same late afternoon - they closed at 4.30. Of course, didn't open Saturday morning either. The NHS really isn't geared up for anyone who actually works full time, especially if like more and more people, they work a good distance from home.

Controlled drug prescriptions can now be sent electronically.

But you're still at the mercy of the GP practice whether they'll do it or not. If they have their own in-house pharmacy, it's more profit for them if they keep prescriptions in-house, so makes sense for them to make artificial restrictions to stop patients using other pharmacies. Ker-ching!

I have a yearly mental health review where they essentially checky meds are still working. I pointed out the sexism of my DH getting 3 months worth of the exact same drug and dose (which I have taken for 11 years) while I had to get a repeat each month in a letter to the GP and practice manager. I now get 3months worth with no problem.

I arrange for an electronic prescription for my DB's meds including 2 anti-depressants and an anti-psychotic to be sent to his local pharmacy every 4 weeks. Never been told any anti-depressants can only be provided by collecting a paper prescription and he's has been on various ones.

It isn't a newish one such as Agomelatine (Valdoxan) for treatment-resistant depression that the doctor had to apply for permission to prescribe is it?