Pre Pay Prescription card

[mandym1]

Is it worth me getting a pre pay prescription card? I dont know how much medication the hospital will give me to take home or if I need to pay for them on a prescription.

 

[juliebird]

you dont normally pay for TTA's (tablets taken away) from hospital. if you have to pay you can ask the pharmacy to provide you with a form, you can then claim back costs if you get a pre payment card.
although i was only sent away with paracetamol and diclofenac. and obviously the paracetamol is dirt cheap and can be purchased without a prescription anyway.
god that sounds really rambled, hope it makes sense xx

 

[juliebird]

the form is an FP57

 

[Big an Bouncy]

The only long term meds you get are Calcichew and Forceval,If you are already on other stuff it might be worth a pre payment otherwise work out what its going to cost.I get 90 forceval and 100 calcichew at a time so that would be £14.60 every 3 months (Is it £7.30 per item now?I no longer pay)

 

[Peterborough Guy]

I pay about £10 a month by direct debit, and use it for at least 6 prescriptions a month now which I would have to pay £44.40, so a great saving for me.

 

[joffy01582]

i'll get mine free as i'm a diabetic on meds at the mo

 

[shelbell]

I have one too as I take a lot of meds. For post bypass though I take -

Calcichew
Forceval
Ferrous fumerate SF syrup
B12 every 3 months.

Most GPs will only prescribe 1 months worth at a time (Maz you're lucky!) so if you have to pay for your scripts then 2 per month or more makes a yearly pre-payment good value. My b12 is issued in packs of 5 which are then kept at the gp surgery, so that is only ever year and a bit, but the other 3 are monthly and very common post op.

The hospital has a legal obligation to give you (or make sure you have) 7 days of prescription medication upon discharge, but a lot of hospitals don't bother to do this.

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[Louanne79]

All I've been given to take long-term are the err.....lanzaprole or something? To take 30 mins before first food of the day. Nothing else and nothing mentioned. It's kind of confused me actually!

 

[shelbell]

Oh yes I forgot the lanzaprazole!

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[kurvykaren]

I came home with a carrier bag full of meds! 3 months of Lanprazole (fastab), 10 days of clexane injections, 4 bottles of peppermint water, a huge box of soluble paracetamol, a bottle of Dalivit drops and one packet of Adcal, plus 3 lots of extra dressings and treatment packs!

Unfirtunately my doctor only gives 28 days medication at a time, even if it's something you're on long term (so unfortunately for those of us that have to work for a living it's gonna cost a fortune!) I already have one regular monthly prescription, and will have to have Adcal too, will work out pre pay prescription costs to see whats the most cost effective!

 

[mandym1]

The current cost is

• £29.10 for a 3-month
• £104.00 for a 12-month

Think I will see what they give me as take home medicine first. If i am going to need 4 or more prescriptions in 3 months then a PPC is the way to go x

 

[mandym1]

The only long term meds you get are Calcichew and Forceval,If you are already on other stuff it might be worth a pre payment otherwise work out what its going to cost.I get 90 forceval and 100 calcichew at a time so that would be £14.60 every 3 months (Is it £7.30 per item now?I no longer pay)

Maz, what medication did the Spire give you to take home?

 

[Jrichard]

Hi Mandy, I set up my ppc online and pay monthly by dd. It's a god send cos it includes everything, regular meds and anything like antibiotics. For me it is most definitely a money saver over the year.

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Cocodomol for pain,blood thinning injections,calcichew,liquid senna,forceval and lanzaprole(sp)Watch out for severe itching with the last one.I really suffered in week 2.Mr magee said I didnt need to take it just watch taking other meds on an empty stomach.Only take the calcium and vitamins now.If needed iron later.

 

[mandym1]

Cocodomol for pain,blood thinning injections,calcichew,liquid senna,forceval and lanzaprole(sp)Watch out for severe itching with the last one.I really suffered in week 2.Mr magee said I didnt need to take it just watch taking other meds on an empty stomach.Only take the calcium and vitamins now.If needed iron later.

Thanks Maz x

 

[Andrea73]

i didn't realise that you still had to pay for prescriptions cos they are free in Scotland. I would have thought everywhere was the same!!

 

[shelbell]

Everywhere except England

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[Big an Bouncy]

Yeah £7.30 per item!