Methods of ordering your Repeat Prescriptions
- Via the NHS App – Owned and run by the NHS, the NHS App is the most simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. The NHS App is available now on iOS and Android.
- NHS Online Login – You can view your current repeat medication and order the items you require. This is for patients who have a NHS login.
- Patient Access – Click here to use our online system
- By repeat slip or on paper – You can drop your repeat slip in the prescription box
- Via Website – Click Here to use our website
NHS Login
Please Note
Prescriptions will take 4 working days to be authorised from the date of request.
Processing time of the prescription depends on your chosen pharmacy.
Local Pharmacies
- Caversham Pharmacy
59 Hemdean Road, Caversham, RG47SS – 0118 947 1776 - Boots
45 St Martins Precinct, Church Street, Caversham, RG48BA – 0118 947 1602 - Markand Pharmacy
122 Henley Road, Caversham, RG46DH – 0118 947 2464 - EMMER GREEN PHARMACY
5 Cavendish Road, Cavendish Park Village, RG48XW – 0118 947 9443
Prescription Charges
These charges apply in England only. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.
- Prescription (per item): £9.90
- 3-month PPC: £32.05
- 12-month prepayment certificate (PPC): £114.50
- HRT (PPC): £19.80 (cost of two prescription charges)
If you will have to pay for four or more prescription items in three months, or more than 15 items in 12 months, you may find it cheaper to buy a PPC.
- PPC Telephone advice and order line 0845 850 0030
- General Public – Buy or Renew a PPC On-line
HRT Pre-Payment Certificate
From the 1 April, the Government is launching the HRT Pre-Payment Certificate (PPC) to reduce prescription costs for women receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
The HRT PPC will be available to buy in one single payment online at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/hrt-ppc, or in-person at some pharmacies. You can call 0300 330 2089 for help and support.
Before buying an HRT PPC, you should check if:
- you’re eligible for free NHS prescriptions using the eligibility checker: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/check
- your medicine is covered by the HRT PPC. For a list of eligible HRT medication, visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/hrt-ppc-medicines
- a 3 or 12 month PPC is more suitable. It covers all NHS prescriptions, not just HRT items. Visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ppc
What to do with old medicines
You can dispose of old medications by taking them to any local pharmacy. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
Clinical Waste (Sharps Bins)
Reading Borough Council provide a service where they will collect sharp bins for patients who use them regularly.
Residents requiring a clinical waste collection should be referred to the council by their GP surgery, district nurse or NHS Trust. Please contact us if this is required by calling the main phone line. Such referrals should be in writing either by letter or email, and be clearly identifiable as coming from the patient’s medical providers.
To cancel or book a clinical waste collection please phone 0118 937 3787.
Clinical waste is anything that could be infected or hazardous e.g.:
- Blood or bodily fluids
- Dialysis waste
- Stoma bags
- Medical swabs and dressings
- Syringes and needles