I’ve been using an online provider called Prescribe Me since I started, as I saw it advertised in my local pharmacy and was very anxious to make sure I was getting the correct product etc.
They charge £49 for the initial consultation and then you have to do a follow-up phone consultation at £49 a pop every 4 weeks to get the next prescription. It’s literally a 3 min phone call - any side effects/do I want to go up to next dose, etc. They just send the prescription to my pharmacy who set their own price for the pen.
The pen has varied from £125 to £150 for my current 7.5mg. In other words, I paid £200 in total for my current pen (consultation & prescription).
This seems quite expensive compared to what others pay. Do all providers make you pay for a follow-up consultation to get the next prescription? I don’t mind paying a bit more for the convenience of collecting same day from my local pharmacy, as it has been really convenient so far, but worried I’m being ripped off a bit?