Repeat prescriptions can be ordered online (please see our Online Access webpage for more information), sending an email to sxicb-esx.meadsprescriptionrequests@nhs.net in writing to the surgery or via the NHS app. For compliance reasons, we are not able to take repeat prescription requests over the telephone.
Please tick the items you require on the repeat request form attached to your last prescription. If you have more than one repeat prescription, please try and order all your items together. If you do not have a repeat request form you can either obtain one at reception or put your request in writing, ensuring that you include your name, date of birth and address.
If you collect it from a pharmacy it would be greatly appreciated, if possible, that five working days are allowed for processing all requests. If you are ordering your prescription earlier than they are due, please state the reason why, (for example you may be going away on holiday) otherwise it may not be possible to issue medication earlier than the expected due date.
Prescription Pre-payment
For people who have to pay prescription charges and need regular medication, valuable savings can be made through the Prescription Pre-payment Certificate (PPC) scheme. Current charges and other information can be obtained by accessing the NHS Business Services Authority website at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk. Similarly, there are medical exemption certificates available for people with certain conditions, including epilepsy and diabetes (except where treatment is by diet alone), that provide an entitlement to free prescriptions and avoid the need to buy a PPC.