If you are prescribed repeat medication, please make your request in one of the following ways:

• email your request to 

          tay.abbeyprescriptions@nhs.scot 

• use Patient Services Online (see right)
• post through the letterbox at the front door or in the prescription box in the Practice corridor

Please allow the practice 48 hours to process your request and ensure your name and DOB are provided. 

To keep our practice phone lines free for patients needing appointments or making enquiries we are unable to accept prescription requests by telephone.

Patient Services Online

Did you know you can order prescriptions online using Patient Services?

If you would like to set this up (over 16 years only), please email abbey.tayside@nhs.scot with the following details:

1. Please register me for online prescription services.
2. Name
3. Date of Birth
4. Email address
5. Mobile telephone number

We will then email you with instructions to set up your account.

NON-REPLACEMENT OF LOST MEDICATION / PRESCRIPTIONS

(in particular drugs of significant potential harm in overdose or dependency)

In line with national guidance relating to drugs of significant risk of potential harm and/or dependency, the Practice wishes to advise that we will no longer replace lost, misplaced or destroyed medication or prescriptions.  This applies to the following drugs:

Buprenorphine

Co-codamol

Codeine

Diazepam

Dihydrocodeine

Fentanyl

Gabapentin

Longtec

Morphine

Oxycontin

Oxycodone

Pregabalin

Quetiapine

Shortec

Temazepam

Tramadol

Zolpidem

Zomorph

Zopiclone

This list is not exhaustive and your GP is not obliged to replace any medication lost, misplaced or destroyed.

It is your responsibility to take care of medication issued to you and to take this as directed.

MEDICATION FOR FEAR OF FLYING/DENTAL TREATMENT

The Abbey Practice does NOT prescribe sedatives for fear of flying or anxiety around dental treatment. No prescriber working in the practice will provide a prescription for these purposes. The reasons for this include:

• Diazepam is a sedative, which means it makes you sleepy and more relaxed. If there is an emergency during the flight it may impair your ability to concentrate, follow instructions and react to the situation. This could have serious safety consequences for you and those around you.

• Sedative drugs can make you fall asleep, however when you do sleep it is an unnatural non-REM sleep. This means you won’t move around as much as during natural sleep. This can cause you to be at increased risk of developing a blood clot (DVT) in the leg or even the lung. Blood clots are very dangerous and can even prove fatal. This risk is even greater if your flight time is, more than four hours.

• Whilst most people find benzodiazepines like diazepam sedating, a small number of people experience agitation and even aggression. They can also cause disinhibition and lead you to behave in a way that you would not normally. This could impact on your safety as well as that of others and could also get you into trouble with the law.

• According to the prescribing guidelines doctors are required to follow (BNF), Benzodiazepines are contraindicated (not allowed) for phobia (fear). Your doctor is taking a significant legal risk by prescribing against these guidelines.

• Diazepam and similar drugs are illegal in a number of countries. They may be confiscated, or you may find yourself in trouble with the police.

• Diazepam stays in your system for quite a while. If your job requires you to submit to random drug testing you may fail this having taken diazepam.

We appreciate that fear of flying is very real and very frightening. This can be tackled properly with a Fear of Flying course run by airlines. We have listed a number of these below:

• Easy Jet www.fearlessflyer.easyjet.com Tel 0203 8131644
• British Airways www.flyingwithconfidence.com Tel 01252 793250
• Virgin www.flyingwithoutfear.co.uk Tel 01423 714900

You may occasionally be asked to discuss medication with the Doctor or Advanced Nurse Practitioner before your next prescription is due.  This is to ensure that your medications are still appropriate for you.

Medication changes can only be authorised by a Doctor or Nurse Prescriber. Patients are recommended to have their medication reviewed regularly to ensure it remains appropriate for you to take.