Can't get a repeat prescription maybe this is a possibilty
Andrew43 said
02:53 PM Oct 24, 2011
Stuck in a strange town and present your script to the chemist and it is expired? What do i do if I have an expired script and I can't get to see my Doctor?Well this website might help https://doctorsprescriptionsaustralia.com.au .Get on line put your details in and make the request. The site already has fax access to thousands of chemists nationwide. For a fee of 15 dollars your prescription can be sent via fax and later by mail to a chemist in your area.If the chemist in your area is not available on this sight then get their details(must include phone number and fax number) and forward it to this site. Great idea!(They will not provide any medications that could be abused)
Father Ted said
03:18 PM Oct 24, 2011
A visit to a local hospital will usually see you get a temporary prescription.
Dave83 said
05:19 PM Oct 24, 2011
No offence intended if this is genuine, but I would be VERY hesitant to give my personal details to a prescription website that was advertised on a forum by somebody with no other postings.
Ma said
05:32 PM Oct 24, 2011
Your own GP might be ameniable to giving you a Regulation 24 prescription that will give you six months supply.
_wombat_ said
05:36 PM Oct 24, 2011
I have been to the local hospital, just show them your expired script and they will issue a new one, I have also gone to a chemist and they have faed my own Dr and then issued the items required.
Beth54 said
06:57 PM Oct 24, 2011
I agree, go to the local hospital.
Andrew43 said
07:07 PM Oct 24, 2011
Fair enoth but the federal government is the process of putting all of ypur medical details online.I suppose we trust government.
Gerty Dancer said
07:21 PM Oct 24, 2011
Mr D got a prescription from a GP in a little town in NT by showing him the empty packet of the pills he needed. His own Dr's contact details were on the label, but apparently those particular pills are fairly standard so the script was written, with enough repeats until we got home. No worries.
Helena said
08:06 PM Oct 24, 2011
Bill usually get's a script for 6 months supply from our doctor before we leave we just explain that we are off on a trip and there is never any problem with it. Helena.
Beth54 said
09:37 PM Oct 24, 2011
Helena wrote:
Bill usually get's a script for 6 months supply from our doctor before we leave we just explain that we are off on a trip and there is never any problem with it. Helena.
I do that too Helena.
Andrew43 said
10:40 PM Oct 24, 2011
Its good to see everybody is organized but last year during the Queensland floods people were unable to acess their scripts a service like this would have been ideal!
AmandaJayne said
03:12 AM Oct 25, 2011
my doctor said that he would write a letter with the meds I needed, and a brief medical background, so if I run out of a script or get sick I could go to the nearest hospital or dr to get it filled or seen to... we're going to get that from hubbys dr too... do you do the same thing.... I never asked him he volenteered to so I thought that much be what they all do......
jonathan said
05:03 AM Oct 25, 2011
.. I've been able to get a full years supply (6 x scripts) purchased and filled in one hit for each of the last (2) years in western Sydney .. so it is possible but it may vary with the different Pharmacy rules & regulations within each state.
Jon
animalcarer said
07:26 AM Oct 25, 2011
Howard and I always have regulation 24. Sounds really important huh.
Probably because we have been darting here and there over the last 3 years.
Most doctors will cough up with regulation 24 especially if you say you are a person of no fixed abode.
NeilandRaine said
01:37 PM Oct 25, 2011
Just hope you don't need Opiates, you can have all kinds of problems getting an authority filled from interstate. Thank god we have a good and understanding doctor
Ma said
02:21 PM Oct 25, 2011
Just came back from the Doc. No trouble at all getting Regulation 24 scripts and also a letter detailing all the medications for us both.
Gerty Dancer said
02:47 PM Oct 25, 2011
I must be dumb. What is regulation 24?
Ma said
03:13 PM Oct 25, 2011
It is a script that you get from your Doctor which enables you to get a six month supply of your medications all in one hit. Great if you are going overseas. Just be careful if you are taking any narcotic type meds if going OS. Some countries can be a bit funny about that.
Always pays to take a covering letter from your doctor about any medications that you are taking overseas, even if it's just asprin.
A letter detailing all your medical requirements is a good thing to have with you no matter where you are either in Aus. or OS. At least if there is an emergency they will know what you are on and how to treat you
Beth54 said
05:24 PM Oct 25, 2011
Yes, best to always take your meds, scripts and covering letter when travelling. Outback medical staff don't take kindly to grey nomads taking up their valuable time because of their own stupidity. Unless it's an emergency of course.
I've heard all the stories from when my niece was nursing in Surat.
Cruising Granny said
11:08 PM Oct 25, 2011
I've been carrying medical records and relevant documentation for years. I also take 2 medications which require authority for more than 2 minimal scripts - that's the original and 1 repeat, and have never had any problems getting updates. There are ways around all this if you're organised enough to plan ahead in readiness for your traves. People have been travelling for years, and doctors and pharmacists are will-equipped to handle this stuff these days. In the case of new medical matters, they are dealt with at the time of the discovery, such as falling ill where you are, or having some sort of medical "event" on your travels. Technology is a wonderful thing when it works, and in this situation it seems to work very well.
Sheba said
01:17 AM Oct 26, 2011
I used to get the Regulation 24 deal when I lived on Cape York, in the '80's.
A visit to a local hospital will usually see you get a temporary prescription.
Your own GP might be ameniable to giving you a Regulation 24 prescription that will give you six months supply.
I have been to the local hospital, just show them your expired script and they will issue a new one, I have also gone to a chemist and they have faed my own Dr and then issued the items required.
I agree, go to the local hospital.
I do that too Helena.
my doctor said that he would write a letter with the meds I needed, and a brief medical background, so if I run out of a script or get sick I could go to the nearest hospital or dr to get it filled or seen to... we're going to get that from hubbys dr too... do you do the same thing.... I never asked him he volenteered to so I thought that much be what they all do......
.. I've been able to get a full years supply (6 x scripts) purchased and filled in one hit for each of the last (2) years in western Sydney .. so it is possible but it may vary with the different Pharmacy rules & regulations within each state.
Jon
Howard and I always have regulation 24. Sounds really important huh.
Probably because we have been darting here and there over the last 3 years.
Most doctors will cough up with regulation 24 especially if you say you are a person of no fixed abode.
Thank god we have a good and understanding doctor
Just came back from the Doc. No trouble at all getting Regulation 24 scripts and also a letter detailing all the medications for us both.
It is a script that you get from your Doctor which enables you to get a six month supply of your medications all in one hit. Great if you are going overseas. Just be careful if you are taking any narcotic type meds if going OS. Some countries can be a bit funny about that.
Always pays to take a covering letter from your doctor about any medications that you are taking overseas, even if it's just asprin.
A letter detailing all your medical requirements is a good thing to have with you no matter where you are either in Aus. or OS. At least if there is an emergency they will know what you are on and how to treat you
Yes, best to always take your meds, scripts and covering letter when travelling. Outback medical staff don't take kindly to grey nomads taking up their valuable time because of their own stupidity. Unless it's an emergency of course.
I've heard all the stories from when my niece was nursing in Surat.
There are ways around all this if you're organised enough to plan ahead in readiness for your traves.
People have been travelling for years, and doctors and pharmacists are will-equipped to handle this stuff these days.
In the case of new medical matters, they are dealt with at the time of the discovery, such as falling ill where you are, or having some sort of medical "event" on your travels.
Technology is a wonderful thing when it works, and in this situation it seems to work very well.
I used to get the Regulation 24 deal when I lived on Cape York, in the '80's.
Cheers,
Sheba.