Repeat UK precsriptions

[quintain]

OK..I am again using this forum for its "know it all answer".
My wife AND ME (about 80+ yrs old ) she is just out of 9 week hospital stay and needs help to determine her many daily pill input of 12-ish daily UK Prescripitions.

Is there a recommended UK supplier who can provide a daily blister packs that she can use, indeed a supplier that can say "before breakfast..after breakafast.. after lunch etc
I prefer FOC but will accept payment for such a service
Best Rerards
Richard

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I doubt it. My wife uses one of the purpose made boxes with different compartments and sorts the prescriptions into the amounts to be taken at any one time.

 

[af99]

My local GP surgery, which also has a dispensary, offers this as a free service. You might try asking yours to see if they offer the same thing.

 

[Blackswanwood]

One of our neighbours has a similar need and my wife got her one of these which she uses. (I think it’s the same sort of thing Phil mentioned)

https://www.boots.com/safe-sound-table-top-weekly-pill-organiser

 

[deema]

If your in England ask your Doctor to authorise a Dosette box, this will allow the pharmacist to sort out the pills into the blister pack for when they need to be taken. You can also if you have mobility issues get them delivered, usually weekly.

 

[Tris]

Both our local surgery's dispensary and the local pharmacy offer this type of service, so worth asking

 

[SammyQ]

I back the Dosette system. I have a state of flux in two major components of my apothecary's list (as they try to sort the dosage) and furthermore, had another one added yesterday. From this aspect, a box that you self-fill once a week or so is more adaptable.

 

[quintain]

OK; I have managed to 'catch and speak' with my neice who is a Drs receptionist and of course knows everything.
She tells me the common description is 'blister pack' being a daily dosage of the needed medication.
Some but not all pharmacies offer the service.
I will troll around local ones, our present pharmacy regrettably can not offer the service.
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