Repeat Medications
If you are required to take repeat medication you will be issued with a repeat slip (This is the white slip attached to the right-hand side of your prescription).
Repeat prescriptions should be ordered before your medication runs out. Please give at least 48 hours notice. If we are not able to produce a prescription within 48 hours, there may be a problem with your medication and the prescribing doctor may not always be available.
Please understand that we cannot process prescriptions when the surgery is closed.
Hanham Health patients can order their repeat medication in the following ways:
- Using our online ordering system
- Telephoning one of the local pharmacies
- Bringing your repeat prescription request slip into reception
Patients can also take their repeat slip to their usual pharmacy. Some pharmacies are happy to take requests over the telephone.
Please note - Hanham Health does not take repeat medication requests over the telephone as this may result in errors.
Your complete prescription will be available for collection at Reception, however if you wish to collect your prescription from one of the local pharmacies please advise us when you make your request.
Oldland Surgery
The Oldland Surgery is a dispensing practice and maybe able to dispense medications to patients who live more than one mile away from a pharmacy. We also offer this service to those patients who obtain permission from the Avon Primary Care Support Agency due to hardship from infirmity or illness.
Prescription Charges
The local chemist will ask you to pay for your medicines unless you are exempt from prescription charges.
You are entitled to free prescriptions on the NHS if:
- you are 60 years of age or older
- you are under 16 years old or under 19 years old in full time education
- you are on low income, income support or family credit
- you have a partner who gets Pension Credit guarantee credit (PCGC)
- you are a pregnant woman or have had a baby in the last 12 months
- you suffer from certain chronic conditions – please seek advice – or hold other exemption certificates.
- you have been prescribed a free-of-charge contraceptive.
If you need several regular prescriptions, but cannot get them free, you may save money be buying a 'Season Ticket'. Please ask our receptionist for leaflet FP95, which will give you further information about this.
For more information about prescription charges please go to the Department of Health website
Over the Counter Medications
If you think that you know what's wrong with you then ask your pharmacist for advice about treatment that you can buy.
Conditions include:
- Coughs & colds
- Childhood illnesses
- Throat & sinus infections
- Minor eye conditions
- Earwax
- Hay Fever
- Head lice
- Spots & acne
- Eczema & dry skin conditions
- Athlete’s foot & fungal skin conditions
- Thrush
- Threadworms
- Indigestion & heartburn
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Constipation& diarrhoea
- Muscle pains & sprains
- Headaches & migraines
- Stopping smoking
- Baby medicines (Calpol, Gaviscon etc)
Even though you may ask your GP for these he/she may decline to prescribe them as they may be available for you to purchase at a local pharmacy. If you are in any doubt about your diagnosis then consult your Doctor or Pharmacist.
Click here to visit NHS Direct's website to get more information
