[Question] Ireland — has anyone got a straight answer on pharmacy
Ireland — has anyone got a straight answer on pharmacy. Searched first, found three threads that contradict each other, hence the post. A private prescription is an independent route: it does not affect NHS list position, and it is not a step in the same pathway. Why the monthly pricing tracker works, and the rule…
Supply notices from the regulator describe expected availability at a national level. They do not predict what any individual pharmacy has on the shelf next week.
Added a nation tag — the answers to this question differ across the four.
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specialist service, not GP, for tier 3 in most of England
tier 3 waiting lists are measured in years, not months
Pharmacy pricing on a private prescription is set by the pharmacy. The spread between them in a given month is routinely substantial, which is why a tracker built from member reports is more useful than any headline.