Emergency Supply for DSP
Get urgent access to your regular medication when you need it most, even without a prescription.
What is an Emergency Supply?
Sometimes, you may urgently need your regular medication but cannot get a new prescription in time. In such cases, our pharmacy can help by providing an emergency supply of your medicine, even without a prescription, under specific conditions.
Who Can Request This?
- Are registered patients with our pharmacy
- Have run out of their regular medication
- Cannot contact their GP (e.g., it's out of hours, bank holidays, or weekends)
- Have evidence of a previous prescription (e.g., empty packaging, NHS app, patient record)
What We Need From You:
To assess your request, we may need:
Medication name & strength
Dosage and frequency
Reason for the emergency request
Proof of previous prescriptions (NHS Summary Care Record or prescription history)
Your NHS number (if available)
**Please note any supply or no supply made by the pharmacist will be clinically assessed in accordance with their clinical judgement and regulatory requirement. Any non-supply will be notified to patient and where appropriate signpost will be made. Schedule 1, 2 or 3 controlled drugs.
How It Works:
Get in Touch
Call us or WhatsApp us to request your emergency medication, we’re here to help.
Eligibility Check
Our team will review your request using NHS guidelines to ensure you're eligible for an emergency supply.
Receive Your Medication
If approved, we’ll send your medication via delivery or arrange local collection. If not, we’ll advise you on what to do next.
