We receive many ad hoc requests. This includes requests for lost, missing or extra medications such as for holidays. We will authorise on the day any medication listed below otherwise the request will be passed to Scripts and actioned in the normal way. We will consider deadlines but cannot guarantee. Ad hoc or small scale supplies can be also sourced by calling 111 at weekends or after 6.30pm.
| Group | Drug |
| Inhalers | Any inhaler medication |
| Anticoagulants | Apixaban, Edoxaban, Dabiagtran, Rivaroxaban and warfarin |
| Anti-epileptic medications (only when used for the management of epilepsy) | Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine, Levetiracetam, Phenobarbital, Phenytoin, Topiramate, Valproate, Oxcarbazepine. |
| Antipsychotics | Aripiprazole and Haloperidol |
| Medications for Schizophrenia/Bipolar and Psychosis | Lithium, Olanzapine, Quetiapine and Risperidone |
| Parkinsons medications (only when used for the management of parkinsons) | Co-beneldopa, Co-careldopa, Levodopa, Amantadine, Apomirphine, Pramipexole, Ropinirole, Rotigotine, Rasagiline and Selegine |
| Long term steroids (For patients that take steroids every day) | Dexamethasone, Fludrocortisone and Prednisolone |
| Nitrates and anti-angina medications | GTN spray, Isosorbide mononitrate, Isosorbide dinitrate, Ivabradine, Nicorandil, Verapamil and Ranolazine. |
| Anti-Arrhythmic drugs (Not when used for high BP) | Amiodarone, Atenolol, Digoxin, Diltiazem, Flecainide, Propranalol, Sotalol, Bisoprolol and Verapamil. |
| Palliative care medications | Any injectable drugs used in end of life care. Oral Morphine, Oxycodone, Fentanyl or Tapentadol. |
| Heart failure medications | Bisoprolol, Furosemide and Bumetanide |
| Diabetic medications (Type 1 only) | Any insulin, needles, test strips and sharps bin |
| Anaphylaxis injections | Epipen, Jext and Emerade. |