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You know when people complain about not being able to get their prescription, repeat or new, in microseconds? That's because there's systems in place, or should be, to minimise mistakes happening.

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:31 am You know when people complain about not being able to get their prescription, repeat or new, in microseconds? That's because there's systems in place, or should be, to minimise mistakes happening.

I would far rather wait a bit that get the wrong thing!

Buckaroo wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 10:59 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 8:42 pm Rubbish pharmacists.

Doctor told me to slowly come off my steroids and slowly up the dose of pregabalina.

I did as instructed but feeling worse and worse all week. I assumed it was because of missing the steroids.

But doc prescribed me 25 mg.
The pharmacist gave me 100mg.

So I've been taking 4 times the dose. Even having difficulty writing this.

I'll be on the right dose tmrw


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The pharmacist should be struck off. There are POM that could make you seriously ill at four times the prescribed dose. I hope you feel better soon

Took proper dose this morning and feel OK.
I've been off and on them for 18 months, so not sure when the mistake happened.
I was on small dose back then so no problems. Only recently was it upped and hit the dangerous level.

No long term harm done.

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:31 am You know when people complain about not being able to get their prescription, repeat or new, in microseconds? That's because there's systems in place, or should be, to minimise mistakes happening.

It takes a week for repeats to work it's way through the system here.
Not great but not overly onerous when you know your own med needs, I always put mine in 2 weeks before needing them, but bugger me the amount who complain on the local facebook page about running out boggles the mind.

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 1:35 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:31 am You know when people complain about not being able to get their prescription, repeat or new, in microseconds? That's because there's systems in place, or should be, to minimise mistakes happening.

It takes a week for repeats to work it's way through the system here.
Not great but not overly onerous when you know your own med needs, I always put mine in 2 weeks before needing them, but bugger me the amount who complain on the local facebook page about running out boggles the mind.

It's instant here. Just tell the doc what you want and he gives you them

Yorick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:06 pm

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 1:35 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 7:31 am You know when people complain about not being able to get their prescription, repeat or new, in microseconds? That's because there's systems in place, or should be, to minimise mistakes happening.

It takes a week for repeats to work it's way through the system here.
Not great but not overly onerous when you know your own med needs, I always put mine in 2 weeks before needing them, but bugger me the amount who complain on the local facebook page about running out boggles the mind.

It's instant here. Just tell the doc what you want and he gives you them

Similar here.

Open the NHS app
Confirm which pharmacy
Select the item(s) by mid-morning
GP signs it off that afternoon (my GP works Tues - Fri)
Collect from the pharmacy (or have it delivered)

I use pharmacy 2 u. Order through the app and it gets posted to you in a few days time. No iffy Spanish pharmos trying to off you either!

Horse wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:14 pm

Yorick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:06 pm

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 1:35 pm

It takes a week for repeats to work it's way through the system here.
Not great but not overly onerous when you know your own med needs, I always put mine in 2 weeks before needing them, but bugger me the amount who complain on the local facebook page about running out boggles the mind.

It's instant here. Just tell the doc what you want and he gives you them

Similar here.

Open the NHS app
Confirm which pharmacy
Select the item(s) by mid-morning
GP signs it off that afternoon (my GP works Tues - Fri)
Collect from the pharmacy (or have it delivered)

Instant?

Bwana wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:12 am The mailbox removal crew paid me and a neighbor a visit about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. I got to the end of my driveway and thought, hmm, something is different. Oh, no mailbox. And some tire tracks where it used to be. The ran off the road...

I called the cop shop the other day to see what was happening. Dispatch told me the report wasn't completed and got my email addy. She gave me her direct line and asked that I give that to my neighbor.

I got a little more info from the neighbor as they spoke to the officer that investigated the accident. This was before I spoke to dispatch, last Tuesday so the report wasn't complete. The officer did give my neighbors some more details. We live on a 6 mile stretch of highway, relatively straight save for a few minor curves. I'm in the middle of the longest straight stretch on that road. I'm about 4 miles from one end and 2 from the other. They were headed toward the end that is 4 miles away.

The officer told my neigbhors that they found the car empty at a stop sign near the far end. It's the only stop sign on the road. Airbags were deployed and the car was empty. This was around 2:45 a.m. They sent up drones to search for the "victim(s)." The officer didn't make it clear whether or not they located anyone. There were 11 charges filed, so there's that and the good probability that the driver got some facial damage from the airbags. They certainly did a number on missus Bwana a few years ago. Her face was swollen from the punch.

I suppose that beats eating a steering wheel.

I'm still waiting for the police report. The owner should be easy to locate. If they've got airbag face it's going to be difficult to claim the car was stolen.

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 8:12 pm

Horse wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:14 pm

Yorick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:06 pm

It's instant here. Just tell the doc what you want and he gives you them

Similar here.

Open the NHS app
Confirm which pharmacy
Select the item(s) by mid-morning
GP signs it off that afternoon (my GP works Tues - Fri)
Collect from the pharmacy (or have it delivered)

Instant?

Yup. Have you not used the app? There's two option buttons: 'old school', which sounds like clicking your heels three times, and 'nerd', which plays Picard saying "Make it so!".

Horse wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 10:39 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 8:12 pm

Horse wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 3:14 pm

Similar here.

Open the NHS app
Confirm which pharmacy
Select the item(s) by mid-morning
GP signs it off that afternoon (my GP works Tues - Fri)
Collect from the pharmacy (or have it delivered)

Instant?

Yup. Have you not used the app? There's two option buttons: 'old school', which sounds like clicking your heels three times, and 'nerd', which plays Picard saying "Make it so!".

3 options. 'Roulette' - the pharmacist picks something at random off the shelf.

Count Steer wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 7:34 am

Horse wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 10:39 pm

cheb wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 8:12 pm


Instant?

Yup. Have you not used the app? There's two option buttons: 'old school', which sounds like clicking your heels three times, and 'nerd', which plays Picard saying "Make it so!".

3 options. 'ruleta - the pharmacist picks something at random off the shelf.

FTFY!

Bwana wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2026 8:32 pm

Bwana wrote: Fri Jul 17, 2026 5:12 am The mailbox removal crew paid me and a neighbor a visit about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. I got to the end of my driveway and thought, hmm, something is different. Oh, no mailbox. And some tire tracks where it used to be. The ran off the road...

I'm still waiting for the police report. The owner should be easy to locate. If they've got airbag face it's going to be difficult to claim the car was stolen.

I just got off the phone with the cop that found the car sitting in an intersection up the road. The owner of the car leases his vehicles to random nutjobs via farcebook or some such. This is the second time he's had a car towed. This one is a total write off no doubt with a seized engine. He gave up the driver's name and info. She has no license, just a state issued ID. They can't prove she was drunk, but she's got a shit ton of trouble with a variety of citations.

I wonder if the owner is still up for renting his cars out to random strangers.

Bwana wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:55 am [quote=Bwana post_id=414317 time=1
He gave up the driver's name and info. She has no license, just a state issued ID.

I wonder if the owner is still up for renting his cars out to random strangers.

Over here, there's 'aiding and abetting' offences which he could be charged for, eg allowing an unlicenced driver to have the car.

Google says:

Aiding and abetting a driving offence means you assist, encourage, or counsel someone to commit a crime. Under the Aiders and Abettors Act 1861 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, you are treated as a principal offender. This means you can receive the exact same penalty points, disqualifications, fines, or prison sentences as the driver.

Horse wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 9:16 am

Bwana wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:55 am [quote=Bwana post_id=414317 time=1
He gave up the driver's name and info. She has no license, just a state issued ID.

I wonder if the owner is still up for renting his cars out to random strangers.

Over here, there's 'aiding and abetting' offences which he could be charged for, eg allowing an unlicenced driver to have the car.

Google says:

Aiding and abetting a driving offence means you assist, encourage, or counsel someone to commit a crime. Under the Aiders and Abettors Act 1861 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, you are treated as a principal offender. This means you can receive the exact same penalty points, disqualifications, fines, or prison sentences as the driver.

We've got that here too. She did have a state issued ID which looks similar to a driver's license and is the same size. The orientation is different, a license is wider than it is tall, an ID is taller than it is wide. He's got plausible deniability. Maybe. If he was genuinely unaware and just glanced at the ID or if she just gave him info, I'd hope he's a bit more thorough in the future. However, given that this is the second time he's had a car he farmed out towed, I'm of the mind he's a bit of a slow learner.