Prescriptions

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A leading pharmacist has urged patients to check whether they are eligible for free prescriptions at their local pharmacy.

Pharmacist urges Brits to check if they qualify for free prescriptions

Tirzepatide can now be prescribed to help people who are obese to lose weight.

Weight loss drug 'not available from local GP surgeries or pharmacies'

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The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

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Royal Mail have teamed up with Phramacy2U to offer prescription deliveries

Royal Mail team up with Phramacy2U to offer prescription deliveries

Millions of patients in England will be able to get prescriptions for seven common conditions, plus the contraceptive pill and more blood pressure checks, directly from pharmacies under new plans to tackle the GP crisis in the UK.

Breaking Pharmacies to offer prescriptions for 7 new conditions amid GP crisis
The reforms will see prescriptions for seven new conditions, as well as the contraceptive pill and blood pressure checks, prescribed by pharmacists without the need to see a doctor or a nurse.
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