Emergency Prescriptions.

RescueRx offers a limited service for situations when you are out of a medication that had been recently prescribed but cannot access a timely prescription from your usual clinician e.g. when visiting UK.

 

This usually applies to situations when treatment course cessation is undesirable.

This is not a medical emergency service and does not replace urgent care.

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What “Emergency Prescriptions” means on RescueRx:

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• You must already be on the medication that requires course completion and you are able to provide evidence of the treatment.

• You complete a request through Semble, including identity verification, consent, medical history, and required documentation.

• A clinician reviews your case to ensure issuing a private prescription is safe and appropriate.

• If approved, for a short supply: up to 7 days of treatment, remaining duration of treatment course up to14 days or for duration of UK stay up to max 28 days* depending on medication and treatment type; a bridging private prescription may be issued.*

• You take the prescription to any UK pharmacy to purchase your medication.

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Important:

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• This service cannot be used for new diagnoses, starting new treatments, controlled drugs or drugs without documentation, or situations requiring urgent medical attention.

• RescueRx does not provide immediate or out-of-hours care.

• If your situation is a medical emergency, you must contact NHS 111, your GP, or calling 999 depending on the urgency; https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services/

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*subject to clinical decision and refusal if prescribing isn't appropriate