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Medical Prescriptions Up North

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  • 24-11-2008 5:34pm
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    donutheadhomer
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    Hi guys,

    My wife has a medical prescription from her GP in Limerick. The rrp of this medication is 400% the UK RRP. Is it possible to get this prescription filled in the 6 counties as we will be travelling soon for xmas?


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    andrewh5
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    EurasianBadger wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    My wife has a medical prescription from her GP in Limerick. The rrp of this medication is 400% the UK RRP. Is it possible to get this prescription filled in the 6 counties as we will be travelling soon for xmas?

    As a private prescription yes, as long as the Limerick GP is registered in the north. You won't get it at NHS rates.


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    eth0_
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    andrewh5 wrote: »
    As a private prescription yes, as long as the Limerick GP is registered in the north. You won't get it at NHS rates.

    NHS rate = £5 flat fee for anything you're prescribed. Obviously the OP can't do this as he's not a British citizen/taxpayer.


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    Musha
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    eth0_ wrote: »
    NHS rate = £5 flat fee for anything you're prescribed. Obviously the OP can't do this as he's not a British citizen/taxpayer.


    If you have a UK National Insurance number would it work?


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    eth0_
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    I don't think so, when I moved to Edinburgh I had to register with the NHS to get an NHS patient number (I already had an NI number as I grew up in the UK).

    Even if you had an NI number, the fact you had a southern prescription would cause alarm bells for the pharmacist, they are really cracking down on NHS fraud lately.


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