How long does it take for your prescription to be processed?

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I sent my request through to the surgery last Monday on their electronic system . Rang the pharmacy to see if it was ready and they told me it wasn't and that I should allow two weeks. It seems like a long time.

Ps I use the nhs app so very efficient

Three working days from requesting something at Dr to being issued it at Pharmacy is the standard here, which seems reasonable.

Excluding all the times they mislay it or put the wrong medication in.

24 to 48 hrs Max.

Nhs app is superb

I use Lloyds direct, can quite frequently have prescriptions delivered to my door in 4 days.

That’s prescription request, dr sign off, processing and dispatch and Royal Mail delivery.

If I choose not to have delivery I can sometimes pick up same day using the code (if I’ve requested before 10am say) if not next day collection.

2 weeks is ridiculous.

About a week

At my surgery I can't even order a repeat until a week before I run out. Allowing two weeks is ridiculous. My current gp asks 2 and a half working days, my previous 2-4 days.

I work in a pharmacy. We’d have the prescription ready within 24 hours maximum of receiving it electronically. If we didn’t have the medication we order it in and it’s usually delivered that afternoon or the next morning unless it’s a special or it’s out of stock with the supplier.

5-7 days seems like a very long time for a pharmacy to dispense a script. I’d be looking to move to be honest.

Ours state 14 days so that's 10 working days.

Less than a day going by the fact I ordered another prescription yesterday and got it early today.

That pharmacy sounds crap.

On average 3-4 days

I order Ds meds first thing on a Monday morning. The ones from the GP are then at the pharmacy by Wednesday.

Ones from the consultant are delivered the next day.

Officially 2 working days, but often ready same afternoon if request in by 9am.

Used to be 3 working days pre Covid now it’s nearer 7.
My doctors is another one who randomly decides you need a check before prescribing again but then has no appointments available. I’ve tried ordering medicine 3 weeks in advance but they won’t let you do this either, two weeks is maximum.
Not sure what will happen if I ever decide to go on holiday again.

I use Lloyds direct delivery and usually it takes a week from me putting in an online request to it landing in my doormat , on the occasions it’s taken longer it’s usually because Lloyds haven’t got the stock to send . Our GPs do a quick turnaround, probably because they barely see any patients anymore .

Our GP has had their contract revoked. Our GP services are being managed by a caretaking practice and we have until April to decide which GP we want.

I've put in for a repeat. And now I have to ring for a contraception review. Which I've not had one of for years (probably one of the reasons they've had the contract revoked. I'm fairly certain the phone system not working was another reason.)

So now I'm on the phone to try to make an appointment.

Normally a few days by requesting online.
But this is going to be long haul.

3-4 working days at the pharmacy I work at.

Depends how a repeat is ordered. If electronically via the surgery it is quicker than on a paper repeat handed into the pharmacy. Depends if it is commonly in stock or has to be ordered too.

Cancel the cheque Change your nominated pharmacy

We have to allow 4 days but sometimes it's longer as they lose it but 2 weeks is ridiculous as you can't even order it usually until there's a week left on the prescription.

48 hours for us.

Wow, that sounds incredibly slow.
Usually 24-48 hours of requesting it here, unless I request on Friday.

Depends on how busy the pharmacy is.
10 minutes to an hour maybe.

Usually 2 days here. DH has had some more urgent prescriptions come through the same day. Once when I went to collect an urgent one they hadn't actually had it through from the GP yet but the pharmacist sent me away with a day's supply anyway then delivered the rest the next day. I knew they were good, but I didn't realise how much better than some places

It's usually less than 24 hours, sometimes 48 but rarely.

My repeat prescription takes around a week from putting the request through on the app to having the meds delivered to my house.