NHS repeat prescriptions

Repeat prescriptions, handled with care.

Get your repeat medicines from us on Union Road: collect them, or have them delivered across Oswaldtwistle and Accrington. Prescriptions are free for many people, and the usual NHS charge applies otherwise.

Order in your app Tell us, or ask us to order

GPhC registeredA regulated pharmacy
NHS prescriptionsSent straight to us
Texts at every stepNever left wondering
Collect or deliveryOswaldtwistle and Accrington

1Order it in your app

The quickest way is to order from your GP surgery in the NHS App or myGP. When you’ve ordered, come back to this page and let us know: we’ll look out for it and text you when it’s ready.

NHS App

Free from the NHS. Open Prescriptions, then order your repeat medicines.

Open the NHS App

Get it: App Store · Google Play · on a computer

myGP

If your surgery uses myGP. Sign in with your NHS login, then order your repeat medicines.

Open myGP

Get it: App Store · Google Play

Make sure it comes to us: choose us as your nominated pharmacy

Your surgery sends your prescription to your nominated pharmacy. To choose us in the NHS App:

Open Prescriptions, then Your nominated pharmacy.
Choose Change your nominated pharmacy, then High street pharmacies.
Search for BB5 3JD and pick Oswaldtwistle Pharmacy.

In myGP, look for your nominated pharmacy when you order. Or ask us in the pharmacy and we’ll set it up for you. NHS App help

2Let us know

Tell us you’ve ordered it so we can look out for it. Not using an app? We can ask your GP surgery for you instead: please order about a week before you run out.

What would you like to do?

I’ve ordered it: please look out for it Please order it from my surgery for me

Where did you order it? Are we your nominated pharmacy?

Patient’s full name Date of birth Mobile number GP surgery NHS number (optional)Helps the surgery find the right record. It’s in the NHS App, or on a letter from your GP.

Medicines you ordered (optional)Type the first three letters, then pick the medicine and strength from the list.

Medicine names from the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority.

How would you like to get them?

Collect from the pharmacy Deliver to me

Anything else we should know? (optional)

Remind me before my next one is dueA WhatsApp or text about a week before, so you don’t run short. It never says what the medicine is, and you can stop at any time.

I’m the patient, or I’m acting for someone who’s asked me to or who I care for. I agree to Oswaldtwistle Pharmacy contacting the GP surgery about this prescription. How we use this

We’ll text you about this prescription only. If your surgery won’t take requests from pharmacies, we’ll let you know.

Run out?

If you’ve run out of a medicine you need and can’t get a prescription in time, call us on 01254 399898 or come in: a pharmacist may be able to give you an emergency supply. When we’re closed, call NHS 111.