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NHS prescriptions

Your NHS prescriptions

What prescriptions and nominating mean, and how to get yours sent to Lower House Pharmacy.

Your prescription
Your GP surgery sends your NHS prescriptions to a pharmacy electronically. The pharmacy then gets your medicine ready.
Nominating
Choosing the pharmacy they go to. It is free and you do not have to. You can choose any pharmacy and change it at any time.

What do you need to do?

  • Get your prescriptions sent here

    Nominate Lower House Pharmacy with our form and the pharmacy team sets it up on the NHS system. Or do it yourself in the NHS App, or ask at the counter.

    Nominate us online
  • Order a repeat prescription

    Order it in the NHS App or through your GP surgery, up to 5 working days before you need your medicine. If you have nominated us, it is sent here for you to collect.

  • Change or remove your nomination

    You can change it at any time, in the NHS App, at any pharmacy or with your GP surgery. To remove it, ask any pharmacy or your GP surgery.

Questions people ask

How do I nominate this pharmacy?

Fill in our online form, choose Lower House Pharmacy in the NHS App, or ask at the counter. Your GP surgery then sends your NHS prescriptions to us electronically.

Do I have to nominate a pharmacy?

No. Nominating is your choice. You can choose any pharmacy and change it at any time.

Do I have to pay for my prescription?

In England the usual NHS prescription charge applies to each item, unless you get free prescriptions. You get them free if, for example, you are under 16, aged 60 or over, or have a valid exemption certificate.

Can I change my nominated pharmacy later?

Yes. You can change it at any time, in the NHS App, at any pharmacy or with your GP surgery.

Where this information comes from

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