Prescriptions

How to order your repeat prescription at Stovell House Surgery

Ordering a repeat prescription

The following points are intended to help achieve an efficient system, both for our patients and for us. Unfortunately, we are unable to take requests over the phone, except for housebound patients with permission from the Practice Manager, it is all too easy to make mistakes; also the calls block the very busy surgery telephone lines.

Please allow 48 working hours - though they may be ready sooner.

We will happily send your prescription to you if you attach a stamped addressed envelope with your request.

Prescriptions can now be sent electronically to any pharmacy of your choice we just need a postcode 

When you order a prescription online, you can have it sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choice. This is called a nomination.

Learn how to nominate a pharmacy

The NHS app

Order repeat prescriptions via the NHS App or NHS website, and have them sent to a pharmacy of your choice.

Learn more about the NHS App

In person or by post

  • Please use the tear-off computer-printed slip
  • Please write separate requests for each person (otherwise we might miss someone)
  • Please use the name of the drug(s), not a description!!

Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacists can answer these. They can also answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.

The NHS website has information on how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

View the NHS Medicines A to Z

If you would like to speak to someone at the GP surgery about your prescription, please contact us.

Further prescriptions information

Medication reviews

If you have a repeat prescription, we may ask you to come in for a regular review. We will be in touch when you need to come in for a review.

What to do with old medicines

Take it to the pharmacy you got it from or bring it in to the surgery. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.