ring up the consultants secretary and say he has to prescribe it or prescribe an alternative
it is all to do with costing and money - eye hospital they are limitied to about 30 - one side of A4
I said to my eye doctor - can you prescribe 1% pred eye drops as 0.5% pred is not available in N Manchester ....
he and I just looked at each other .....
Sometimes prescriptions that are being used outside of their licence can only be prescribed by consultants. Sometimes prescriptions for things that only the hospital pharmacy cam make can only bever issued by the hospital
experimental drug not yet licensed...?? my ex was prescribed a drug by consultant for a condition in such a manner and he alone could write the repeat script as the drug in question was not licensed...
My daughter had a psychiatric controlled drug for ADHD prescribed by a psychiatrist. Only he could prescribe it until he was happy with the effect and dosage and passed it over to the GP (although we never got that far).
I was prescribed a drug by the Neurologist at the hospital for Migraines. He would not allow my GP to prescribe on a repeat until he was happy that the dosage was correct and that the drug was not causing any side effects as it is a very powerful drug and the side effects can be quite serious. It could be something like that.
It would seem that as this is the first time the patient has had this drug and it is taken in combination with another medication it requires close monitoring to ensure the dosage is correct and there are no side effects. It is unlikely to be handed over to the GP for issue.