Prescription costs

Prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) are available in England and they can save you money.

Prescription costs as of April 1 2018

• The current prescription charge is £8.80
• A three monthly PPC is £29.10. This saves you money if you need more than three prescribed items in three months.
• A 12 month certificate is £104.00.  This saves you money if you need more than twelve prescribed items in a year.

PPCs are available by 10 monthly direct debit instalment payments. The prescription prepayment certificates allow anyone to obtain all the prescriptions they need for £2 per week. 

There is further information about prescription exemptions and fees on the NHS website

How to order your repeat prescriptions?

 You can order your repeat prescriptions in one of 4 ways: 

1. Via the online service – this is a very quick and easy way to order your medication. To register for the Patient Access service, you will need to collect your login details from the surgery. If you are already registered with this service, please click this link to the Patient Access Website to login and order your medication.

Patient Access also has a Mobile App available to download free on Android andIOS .

 2. Using the printed request form on right hand side of your prescription – please tick the items you need on your printed request and place in the prescription box located in reception.

 Please note: try and order your regular medications at the same time. If your items are out of sync with each other, please bring this to our attention by writing this on your request and we will try to rectify this for you.

 3. Using a prescription request form available in reception – you can collect one of these from reception or click below and print out a copy at home, fill in your details and place in the prescription box (also located in reception). Please <click here to download>(Link Will Be Added Shortly) the request form ready to drop into the surgery or alternatively you can post this to:

Prescriptions, Penwortham St Marys Medical Group, Cop Lane, Penwortham, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 0SR

Repeat Prescription Request Form

Please note: All details on the form must be filled in, to ensure your request is processed correctly and in time. Missing information may result in your request being declined.

 4. Via your chosen local pharmacy – all surrounding pharmacies have been informed of the changes to prescription ordering at the surgery. Most pharmacies offer a prescription ordering and/or delivery service. For more information, please contact your chosen pharmacy directly.

 Please note

• We require 48 hours to process your repeat prescription. This will be from the time we receive your prescription request. In view of this, you may need to allow extra time if you are sending your request in the post or if you are submitting your order through a pharmacy. The collection time will remain after 2pm.
• The prescription box in reception will be checked regularly at 8am, 11am, 2pm and finally at 5.30pm.
• You may wish to consider signing up to the Electronic Prescription Service. This involves choosing a pharmacy that you would like your electronic prescription to be sent to each time you order. This will ensure that your prescription arrives promptly after our 48 hour processing time. For more information about the EPS service, please speak to one of the receptionists or your pharmacy.
• If you order your own medication but a pharmacy collects it, it will be your responsibility to let them know there is one ready to collect (unless you are already set up for the electronic prescription service).
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 Frequently Asked Questions

1. What if I have run out of my medication?

If you realise you have no medication left, you will need to ring the main line before 10am. Your prescription will then only be ready to collect after 5pm the same day. Any calls made after this time will not be ready until 12pm the following day.

2. What if I have a query with one of my medications?

 There will be space on the paper request forms to write any queries. There is also an option to type a message if you choose to use the online service.

 3. My prescription is not at the pharmacy - who do I contact?

 If you have allowed enough time for your prescription to be ready at your pharmacy and it is still not there, please telephone the main line and one of the receptionists can look into this for you.

 4. I have attended a hospital outpatient appointment and they gave me a pink slip with my new medication to start immediately - what do I do?

 You must collect this from the hospital pharmacy. If the pharmacy is closed, please speak to someone at the hospital department where you were seen for advice or you will have to collect it from them another time. Providing the written form is clear to read, you may give us a copy of this form so we can update your repeat medication list for next time you are due to order.

 5. I have been to the Pharmacy and they do not have the item that I require in stock,- what do I do?

 If the pharmacy is unable to order the item in for you the following day, they can print you a token or give your green prescription back to you so you can take this to another pharmacy. If it is a worldwide manufacturing problem, please ask the Pharmacy to ring the surgery so we can arrange an alternative for later that day.

If you require any more information regarding these changes, please speak to one of the receptionists.