How Do I....

OBTAIN REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS?
If the doctor agrees you may obtain a repeat prescription by giving 48 hours' notice. You may advise us of your request for a repeat prescription in any of the following ways:

• In person at reception by returning the repeat order slip or completing a form and posting it in the waiting area

• By fax notification on 024 7622 9985

• By post, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope

• By Emis appointment booking and prescription ordering service (see below)
• (You will need to obtain personal "log in" details to use this service. Please collect them from reception.)

Please present the right-hand side of your prescription when requesting a repeat.

Medication Reviews
In order for GPs to prescribe safely and ensure that all medication is still appropriate, patients on repeat prescriptions will be contacted for regular medication review.

Pathfinder (for repeat dispensing)
If you regularly obtain repeat prescriptions from the practice and find it inconvenient to arrange for collection of the necessary paperwork, then Pathfinder may be just for you. Pathfinder is a way to obtain your medicines without asking your doctor for a prescription each time.

Once you have signed the repeat dispensing agreement your doctor will issue you with up to a year's supply of prescriptions. You can either keep these forms in a safe place or ask your pharmacy to look after them on your behalf. (You will need to use the same pharmacy each time you collect your Pathfinder prescriptions.) Please ask your doctor for further details on this time-saving scheme. When your Pathfinder needs renewing you may need to see the doctor - please ask at reception. You cannot order Pathfinder prescriptions via your pharmacy.

Drug Switches
From time to time you may notice that the brand of the drug you have been dispensed has changed. However the actual drug is still the same. This is a City-wide agreement to enable cost savings to be made without affecting patient care.

YOUR PRESCRIPTION EXPLAINED

Patient ID: 32536 The PATIENT ID number is your unique patient computer number, which must be quoted when ordering your repeat medication. Mr Mickey Mouse House 1, Street, Village, Town Your name and address. Drs Durr, Whidborne Majevaida & Green Date Printed 8/4/03 These items were issued on the date that the slip was printed. Fluoxetine Hydrochloride Capsules 20mg Medication details ONE TO BE TAKEN DAILY Instructions for Medication Quant: 30 capsule(s) Quantity Issued Last Issued: 4.8.03 Last Issue Date Co-Codamol 8/500 Tablets TWO TO BE TAKEN FOUR TIMES DAILY Quant: 100 tablet(s) Last Issued: 4.8.03 The medication can only be issued when it is due. The computer will calculate how long the medication that you have been issued with should last and will only allow a new prescription to be issued a few days before this date. Paroxetine Hydrochloride Tablets 20mg TWO TO BE TAKEN DAILY Quant: 336 Tablets Last Issued: 28.7.2003 Review Date: 04/07/2004 This is your medication review date. You must see a doctor on or near this date to review your medication.