An emergency prescription is for medication which you need urgently to prevent you becoming severely unwell. This can include epileptic medication, insulin, emergency contraception and Epipen for anaphylaxis.
To request an emergency prescription:
- use our online form or the NHS app
- contact the surgery to tell us that the request is urgent
Emergency prescription requests are not requests for medication that you have ordered late. It is your responsibility to ensure that you order your repeat prescription on time.
The doctors will review urgent requests. They may reject or only part-issue medication.
This is not the receptionist’s decision: please respect them.