Understanding your options for obtaining medications is essential for managing your health effectively. At Dock Pharmacy, we make it easy to access the medications you need through our private prescription service, whether you have an e-prescription or a traditional paper prescription.
What is a Private Prescription?
A private prescription is a prescription issued by a healthcare professional, such as a doctor or dentist, that allows you to purchase medication not covered by the NHS. Unlike NHS prescriptions, which are subsidized by the government, private prescriptions require you to cover the full cost of the medication. This option is often used when you need medication that is not available on the NHS, want faster access to treatment, or are seeking a specialist drug not commonly prescribed.
An e-prescription, or electronic prescription, is a digital version of a prescription issued by your healthcare provider. This method is becoming increasingly popular due to its convenience and efficiency. With an e-prescription:
While e-prescriptions offer numerous benefits, paper prescriptions remain a trusted and widely used method for obtaining medication. If you have a paper prescription:
At Dock Pharmacy, we are committed to providing you with convenient, reliable, and affordable access to the medications you need. Whether you’re using an e-prescription or a paper prescription, our private prescription service is designed to offer you flexibility and peace of mind.
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The cost of medicines on a private prescription varies depending on the type of medicine, the cost will be displayed once the item has been selected and added to your basket.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”How Many Days Does It Take To Deliver?” tab_id=”1532873532334-6627cd68-6251″][vc_column_text]It can take 3-5 days for Dock Pharmacy to receive your paper prescription when it is sent to DOCK pHARMACY 128 Dock Road, Tilbury Essex RM18 7BJ.
Once we have received your prescription it can take up to 48 hours for us to dispense your medication.
We deliver your medication by Royal Mail and it requires your signature on delivery and the delivery can take 2-5 days.
The pharmacy accepts both E-prescriptions (Electronically signed prescriptions) and the original paper prescription.
E-prescriptions (Electronically signed prescriptions:
Your doctor or healthcare prescriber can email the E-prescriptions (Electronically signed prescriptions) direct to the pharmacy at [email protected]
Original paper prescription
You will need to post the original paper prescription to Dock Pharmacy
Dock Pharmacy
PO BOX 579
128 DOCK ROAD
TILBURY
UK
RM17 9QS
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Prescriptions are subject to the rules in the UK where they are dispensed. This means that a pharmacist will apply national rules when dispensing your medicine – for example, you may not be allowed the same number of days’ dosage.
For more information about cross border prescriptions within the EU countries, click here
If your prescription is not from a UK registered doctor or you are not from the EU with an EU prescription then we would not be able to dispense your medication.
From 1 January 2021, a prescription issued in an EEA member state (EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or Switzerland can be dispensed in the UK if the prescriber is from a profession recognised by this guidance that is legally entitled to issue a prescription of that kind in the country in which the prescription is issued.
Criteria:
Before we can dispense your prescription, we would need to contact the competent authority in the country in which the prescription was issued in order to check the registration of the prescriber and whether they are authorised to issue a prescription of that kind in that country.
We have the right to exercise our professional discretion to refuse to dispense a prescription if any of the following apply:
Regulation 214(6A) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (as amended by the Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) refers to a list of approved countries and professions for the purpose of the definition of “approved country health professional”.
Prescriptions issued by a prescriber who is practising in a listed profession in a listed country may be recognised in the UK. These professions and countries are:
These lists will be reviewed at least every 3 years from the date that the country or profession was included on the list. The government will communicate any changes in good time so that pharmacists are able to recognise and dispense prescriptions appropriately.
Order your private prescriptions online with ease, confidently & discreetly.
If you a valid private prescription from your doctor or prescribing healthcare professional, you can have your medication dispensed by DockPharmacy. We understand that finding the time to collect medication can be difficult so, with this in mind, we are here to make the ordering and receiving your medicine as simple as possible.
Therefore, you are able to order your private script medicine online from the comfort of your home and have it delivered straight to your chosen UK address.
Dock Pharmacy is confident we have the lowest prices of any UK registered online pharmacy. If you find a cheaper price for a private prescription, we will beat it by 5%. Just let us know where you found it, and if verifiable, we can organize your prescription.
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