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When you register with The Access Place you should arrange an appointment to see the GP to discuss your ongoing medication.

Repeat Prescriptions

If you are a patient on regular medication, and the doctor has told you that you can have a repeat prescription without needing an appointment, you can make this request at reception using the repeat medication part of your prescription, or call 0131 529 5015. Simply tick the boxes of the items you require a prescription to be issued for and either post or hand in to reception. The clinician may ask to see you before issuing a repeat prescription in some circumstances. 

It is your responsibility to ensure that your repeat prescription request is ordered in plenty of time.

You must give a minimum of 2 working days before returning to collect a prescription.

If you have changed pharmacy, please let the team know.

Medication Reviews

Patients on repeat medication will be asked to see a doctor, nurse practitioner or practice nurse at least once a year to review these regular medications and notification should appear on your repeat slip. Please ensure that you book an appropriate appointment to avoid unnecessary delays to further prescriptions.

Controlled Drugs

Prescriptions for opiate substitution treatment (OST) will only be provided in the Recovery Clinic or by an allocated mental health nurse at review appointment. Prescriptions for OST will not be provided in the GP Clinic unless the GP has asked you to come for this.

We cannot issue controlled drug prescriptions over the phone. It is important that patients attend a clinic appointment for safety.

Benzodiazepines

We are aware some patients are dependent on illicit benzodiazepines (Xanax/diazepam).

We do not recommend diazepam as a treatment for anxiety and would encourage patients to reduce their illicit use. Sometimes, clinicians may prescribe a reducing dose of benzodiazepines. Patients need to be stable on their opiate replacement therapy and not using other illicit drugs to be prescribed diazepam.

Diazepam prescriptions can only be issued through the Recovery Clinic

Planning a holiday?

We understand how important visiting family and friends and having holidays is. If you are planning to do this, and you are on a controlled medication (such as methadone, subutex, diazepam and others) how you are safely going to get your medication needs time for consideration. For this reason we are not able to facilitate short notice travel, except in exceptional circumstances.

If you are planning to travel the team requires 2 weeks notice for a travel prescription within the UK and 4 weeks outside the UK. The team will risk assess your request.

Please do not book any travel until the team have made this risk assessment.

If you plan to take controlled medication outwith the UK, it is your responsibility to check the legal status of any prescribed medication in your destination and any stop over countries.

This information can be obtained by contacting the relevant embassies.