General Practice experiences a large volume of requests for prescriptions every day. In order to safely and efficiently undertake this function Ansdell Medical Centre has made a standard policy framework outlining the process and what drugs constitute an urgent prescription. The management of urgent prescriptions support patients safely through less surgery interruptions enabling the GPs to work uninterrupted.
- If the prescription is deemed by the surgery to be urgent, it will be ready by 6pm that day, if the request is deemed not to be urgent you will be informed the request will be ready within 24 hours and that this will have no detriment to their health.
- Patients who repeatedly request their prescriptions on an urgent basis will receive a letter warning you that you must comply with the Practice’s Policy.
- Patients should be reminded that requests for routine prescriptions should be made well in advance to avoid medical lapses. The practice allows patients to order 7 days in advance.
- The practice accepts prescription requests via paper request, patient access and email. If you require further support, please contact the Medicine Management Team at the surgery.
List of medication that would be issued urgently
| Group | Name | Brands |
| Reliever Inhalers & Nebuliser Solutions | Salbutamol | Ventolin Salamol Airomir |
| Ipratropium | Atrovent | |
| Terbutaline | Bricanyl | |
| ALL Anticoagulants | Warfarin | |
| Apixiban | Eliquis | |
| Edoxaban | Lixiana | |
| Rivaroxaban | Xarelto | |
| Dabagatrin | Pradaxa | |
| Sinthrome | ||
| Dalteparin | ||
| Enoxaparin | Clexane | |
| Tinzaparin | ||
| Fragmin | ||
| Heparin | ||
| Anti – Epileptic Medication ONLY FOR EPILEPSY Not for pain management/ migraine etc. | Carbamazepine | Tegretol/ Trileptal |
| Gabapentin | ||
| Lamotrigine | Lamictal | |
| Levetiracetam | Keppra/ Desitrend | |
| Phenobarbitone | ||
| Phenytoin | Epanutin | |
| Topiramate | ||
| Valproate | Epilim/ Episenta/ Depakote/ | |
| Anti-Psychotic Medications Schizophrenia/ Bipolar/ Psychosis | Aripiprazole | |
| Haloperidol | ||
| Olanzapine | Zalasta | |
| Quetiapine | Biquelle/ Seroquel/ Brancico/ Mintreleq | |
| Risperidone | Risperdal | |
| Lithium | ||
| Parkinson’s Medication | Co-Beneldopa | Madopar |
| Co-Careldopa | Sinemet/ Caramet | |
| Levodopa | Sastravi/ Stanek | |
| Long Term Steroids For patients who take steroids EVERY day, long term | Dexamethasone | |
| Prednisolone | ||
| Fludrocortisone | ||
| Nitrates & Anti-Angina Medication | Glyceryl Trinitrate Spray | Nitrolingual/ GTN spray |
| Isosorbide mononitrate | Isodur/ Isotard/ Monomax/ Monomil XL | |
| Isosorbide dinitrate | Isoket Retard | |
| Verapamil | ||
| Nicorandil | ||
| Ivabradine | ||
| Ranolazine | ||
| Anti-arrhythmic Drugs For cardiac arrhythmias only Not for treatment of hypertension only | Amiodarone | |
| Flecanide | ||
| Verapamil | Half Securon/ Univer | |
| Digoxin | ||
| Diltiazem | Adizem/ Dilzem | |
| Beta-Blockers (For anxiety too) | Bisoprolol | |
| Carvedilol | ||
| Metoprolol | ||
| Atenolol | ||
| Nebivolol | ||
| Sotolol | ||
| Propranolol | ||
| Palliative Care Medications | Anticipatory Drugs – Diamorphine – Cyclizine – Levomepromazine – Glycopyronium – Midazolam – Water for Injection | Individual vials for subcutaneous administration by district nurses |
| Diabetic Medications FOR TYPE 1 DIABETICS ONLY | All insulin | |
| Needles | ||
| Test strips | ||
| Sharps Bin | ||
| Glucose | Glucagon pens Glucogel | |
| Anaphlyaxis Injections | Adrenaline 1:1000 | Epipen Epipen Junior Min-I-Jet adrenaline |
