We are unable to meet urgent requests for repeat prescriptions unless they are for certain medications.
Any urgent prescription requests which do not fall into these categories, we will try to process as soon as possible but please be aware this is unlikely to be the same day. Please note that prescription processing takes 3 to 4 working days after receiving a request.
You can order your prescription online through the NHS App, or drop your paper request to any of our practice sites. Your chemist may also be able to give you an immediate emergency supply (subject to a charge) if needed.
Medications available for urgent prescription requests
- Reliever Asthma Inhalers: Salbutamol, Ventolin, Fostair, Symbicort, Ipratropium, Terbutaline, Bricanyl – usually blue but not always
- Steroid Tablets: Prednisolone, Dexamethasone
- Adrenaline Auto-Injectors: Epipen, Jext, Emerade
- Anti-Psychotics: Lithium, Aripiprazole, Olanzapine, Quetiapine (sondate/Seroquel), Risperidone, Haloperidol, Amisulpride
- Anti-Depressants: Sertraline, Venlafaxine, Mirtazapine, Citalopram, Vortioxetine, Trazodone
- Warfarin and other Blood thinners: Rivaroxaban, Apixaban, Dabigatran, Edoxaban
- Anti-Parkinson’s Drugs: Sinemet, Madopar, co-careldopa, co-beneldopa, sastravi, stanek, stalevo
- Immunosuppressants: Azathioprine, Methotrexate, Ciclosporin, Mycophenolate
- Palliative Care Medications : Buprenorphine Patches (butec/butrans), Fentanyl Patches (matrifen), Morphine (zomorph, MST, oramorph), Oxycodone (shortec/longtec/oxycontin/oxynorm) Midazolam, Cyclizine and any others
- Anti-Convulsants (epilepsy medication) ONLY if being used for epilepsy: Carbamazepine, Gabapentin, Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, Phenytoin, Sodium Valproate (epilim), Topiramate
- Insulin: Lantus, Novorapid, Humulin, Humalog, Tresiba, Levemir, Actrapid, Insuman, Insulatard
- GTN spray
- Glucose/Dextrose gel or tablets
- Paediatric milk
Page last reviewed: August 1st, 2025
Next review due: February 28th, 2026