Repeat Dispensing is an approved NHS service designed to make the collection and requesting of medications much easier for patients. It is fully approved by NHS England.

If you have been informed that you are on repeat dispensing, this will provide a convenient way to collect your medications. You will be told how many months this arrangement will last, typically 6 or 12 months.

You do NOT need to order from the doctor’s surgery but can simply collect your medication from your nominated (usual) chemist.

All you need to do is remember your NHS number (found on prescriptions, any NHS letter addressed to you, the NHS app, or online) and the month this started.

Your pharmacist should check this every month. However, if they need to download the prescription, simply tell them the month it started, and they will be able to locate it on their system.

We hope this makes life much easier for you.