Prescriptions

 

Please follow the guidelines and choose the right option for you.

Ordering a repeat prescription

The surgery requires 3 working days to issue and send a prescription, please check with your nominated pharmacy for approximate waiting times for dispensing. We would usually recommend requesting 5 to 7 days before you run out of medication.

We do not accept repeat prescription requests over the phone.

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

Use online services

The easiest way to order your prescription is by using our online services.

Learn more about online services

Online form

If you're not registered with our online services, you can use our online form.

Order your repeat prescription via our online repeat prescription form. No account required.

Complete a prescription request form

In person

  • Tick the items you require on your repeat prescription slip (usually given to you at the time of collecting previous medication) drop it into the surgery during our opening hours or use our repeat prescription box on the wall at the entrance of the building during evenings and weekends
  • Come into the surgery and complete one of our forms at reception

Where can I collect from?

You can go to any pharmacy but below is a list of the pharmacies most local to us:

  • Boots - Hungerford
  • Boots - Newbury (high street store and retail park available)
  • Boots - Marlborough
  • Graham Jones Pharmacy - Lambourn
  • Tesco Superstore - Pinchington Lane
  • Wash Common Pharmacy
  • Kennet Pharmacy - Marlborough

There are also online pharmacy services available such as Pharmacy2u or Pill Time.

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.

Find out more about reducing medicine waste locally 

About pharmacists

As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses such as:

  • coughs
  • colds
  • sore throats
  • tummy trouble
  • aches and pains

They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription.

Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.

Most pharmacies have a private consultation room where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.

Find a pharmacy