Thursday, 16 June 2011

Repeat Prescription

Not really running low, but I wanted to test the water and build up a stock pile of both warfarin and the test strips.  So I trotted to the doctor and asked the receptionist how to do a repeat prescription.  She gave me the form which already had all my prescriptions listed on it, i just needed to tick which ones I needed.

Except... the Coagucheck XS test strips were not listed.  So, I ticked all the warfarins (5,3,1,0.5mg) and then hand wrote "Coagucheck XS Strips".

Next morning, i popped around, and the prescription was written, and it included the strips (2 packs).

Why this nonsense?  Because the GP has to pay for the prescriptions, and when he prescribes he sees the cost on his screen - £120 each.  2 packs of those at £240 is quite a hit.

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