Do you get your dr to prescribe calpol/paracetamol?

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I have asked a few times and he has always given me the smallest bottle possible! However friends of mind have doctors who give them huge bottles. Just wondering what the general consensus is and whether you think dr's should prescribe it or we should just buy it ourselves.

no you buy it yourself

Depends how hard-up you are.

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mine have stopped prescribing it, you have to buy it

our doctor prescribed calpol when DS2 was really poorly but for general aches and pains and spikes in temperature of childhood I wouldn't expect to get it from the doctor.

My GP has always asked if I need a bottle and prescribed it if the dcs have needed it. Have had all different sorts of sizes of bottle. I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth

I ask dr for it if I haved taken dcs and they need it. We need all the help we can get at the moment.

No. was given it once without asking. Unless you are really stony that is one you buy yourself IMO.

We have a thing in our area called the minor ailments scheme. If you or your child is sick and you know it doesnt warrant a dr appointment then the pharmasist will prescribe you calpol/nurofen for your child. I havent bought nurofen for ages (or Orbifen as they give you) and they give you Medinol instead of Calpol. Always does the job and is completely free all it takes is 5 minutes of your time to fill in the form and go up. Much better than buying it.

I'm lucky that I've rarely had to take dd3 (or the elder two in recent years) to the doctors. Every time I have though they have written a precription without being asked for calpol quivalent if they deemed it necessary to have it.

MMJ - sounds like my GP

interesting though isn't it how all surgeries are different - I'm sure our doctor looks at us and thinks we can afford it ourselves - little does he know we're completely skint!

Never really thought about it tbh. I did however get all I could for myself on prescription when I was pg as I felt I had paid enough taxes to get it free.

we have that singy, it's called pharmacy first. we have the nicest pharmacist in the world, & so much easier going there than the GP. he's also brilliant with my repeat prescriptions. hooray.

i used to get it on prescription as dd has sn so not her fault she has to have it (epilepsy) but it is so cheap now I buy it

singyswife please tell me more as I have a very tame chemist.

HI therem it was intended to cut down on needless gp appointments. If you have Thrush say, they will give you the medicine you need. If you have a colsore they will give you the treatment, nit lotions also, there is a whole list of them, I dont know if you can google it in your area. Ours is called the minor ailments scheme but it would seem there are other names for it. Hope this helps.