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Prescriptions

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:34 am
by emwood
DOES anybody know what is the maximum prescriptions a Doctor will prescribe. I wish to go away for 3 months, apart from getting somebody to collect on my behalf, is there an answer

Re: Prescriptions

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:01 am
by jpeg
My prescription is and always has been for 12 months I am a Spanish resident

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:39 am
by emwood
So are we, the question IS will my doctor PRESCRIBE 3 MONTHS in ONE prescription, so we can go away

Re: Prescriptions

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:16 am
by Benjy
3 months is the max that my GP would prescribe but when we got here we found that all our meds could be bought over the counter (blood pressure etc). If you know anyone in Spain, give them the name of your medications and get them to ask at a pharmacy. The rules about selling prescription drugs are very different here. You might be lucky, ( we were )

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:14 am
by emwood
Many thanks, problem solved, very helpful farmacia

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:07 pm
by ChesterCol
The maximum prescription an English prescriber can issue is usually for 12 months (controlled drugs are 28 days). This is commonly used for contraceptive tablets. We often get prescriptions for people going
on holiday for 3 months and dispense them in the uk before they leave. Depending on your surgery policy there should be no problem obtaining most medicines prescribed if you explain the reason when you request your repeat prescription

Re: Prescriptions

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:33 pm
by jpeg
emwood wrote:So are we, the question IS will my doctor PRESCRIBE 3 MONTHS in ONE prescription, so we can go away



And I answered that the answer was yes If you are a Spanish resident

Re: Prescriptions

PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 2:01 pm
by tonyhobbs
As far as I know, if you want prescripciones before the due date, you have to pay for them, keep your reciepts, and Claim the money back when you return, with the reciepts.