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Anyone else had trouble getting medication from doctors surgeries?

Not really an update , but I didn't know were else to post this?
Since about June of 2020 I've noticed problems with getting medication, or perhaps I should say the right medication from my doctors to the pharmacy.
I put my repeat prescription in the doctors once a month and wait to the pharmacy to text me my tablets are ready to collect, yet when I go with my partner to pick them up, alot of times the pharmacy says they can't get a certain tablet, they often provide an alternative but a few of them melted as soon as I put them in my mouth even before I can swallow water!!
I know nhs sometimes have to get cheaper tablets because of costs, but it seems to happening all the time since covid and brexit?
Just wondered if either of these are causing a problem with suppliers?
Anyone else noticed this?
Thank you.
Since about June of 2020 I've noticed problems with getting medication, or perhaps I should say the right medication from my doctors to the pharmacy.
I put my repeat prescription in the doctors once a month and wait to the pharmacy to text me my tablets are ready to collect, yet when I go with my partner to pick them up, alot of times the pharmacy says they can't get a certain tablet, they often provide an alternative but a few of them melted as soon as I put them in my mouth even before I can swallow water!!
I know nhs sometimes have to get cheaper tablets because of costs, but it seems to happening all the time since covid and brexit?
Just wondered if either of these are causing a problem with suppliers?
Anyone else noticed this?
Thank you.
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Yes there is problem drugs been available.
Due exit of EU.
Alot came from Europe. And as agreement hasn't been included in exit agreement having to source from other countries.
In December I also couldn't get hold of one of the insulins I needed from the pharmacy, and they had sent a text message to go and collect and when I got there they hadn't told me they didn't have the item and only told me when I arrived, this was two days before Christmas and I was in a panic, I then had to ask around, and another pharmacy didn't have it either. I ended up having to ring the diabetes specialist nurses team at the hospital and they had to provide me with some.
I've read on the Diabetes UK website that they have concerns with the Brexit situation that diabetic medication could become an issue in terms of supply, so here is me hoping not.
I hope everything turns out okay with your medication. My partner works in a pharmacy and I can say that a lot of them are struggling at the moment with staffing, Brexit and other things. But fingers crossed any issues can be ironed out soon and you get the medication you need.
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I order my medication online through the doctors surgery and then they pass it on to the pharmacy and I immediately get told the date it will be available (normally 4 to 5 days later).
I have to order 8 seperate medications each time and up until this point can honestly say that they have all arrived at the specified date or sometimes a day ot two earlier. Only slight problem I've experienced was this month when my partner had to wait until 5pm to collect my prescriptions because the chemist were waiting for paracetomol capsules to arrive of all things
(edited for bad typo's)
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