2DRx SOP - LloydsPharmacy

Accepting a Repeatable Prescription
The member of staff accepting the repeatable prescription from a customer presenting for
the first time should ensure that the customer fully understands the scheme and that they
are provided with the appropriate NHS and Lloydspharmacy information leaflets. Repeatable
prescriptions are marked RA and sometimes referred to as the Repeat Authority or Master
Prescription. Batch issues are marked RD.
When a repeatable prescription is accepted the details should be checked thoroughly to
ensure that there are no omissions or errors, which would prevent the dispensing of all
batch prescriptions.
The repeatable prescription will be retained in the pharmacy and the customer or their
representative will be required to sign each batch issue as and when it is dispensed.
• Repeatable prescriptions must be computer generated. Any handwritten
amendments to either the RA or RD forms, including any additional medication
added will invalidate the prescription.
• The repeatable prescription will detail the specific number of issues the prescriber
wishes to have dispensed and, if appropriate, the dispensing interval, as well as the
normal information relating to the customer’s name and address, date of birth, etc.
• All medicines may be prescribed under the Repeat Dispensing arrangements except
Schedule 1, 2 & 3 Controlled Drugs. Temazepam and Phenobarbitone cannot be
prescribed.
• Schedule 4 Controlled Drugs may be prescribed, however the first dispensing must
be within 28 days of the appropriate date.
• The prescriber must have signed the repeatable prescription (RA). The batch issues
do not be need to be signed but are still legal valid if they are signed.
• Ensure that the customer has signed a Repeat Prescription Collection Service
registration form as this will enable us to also collect additional items as required on
their behalf.
• Although contractually only 4 items are allowed to be prescribed on a single RD
form it has been confirmed that RD forms containing more than 4 items will be
reimbursed.
• The RA must be stamped when the first RD is supplied
2DRx Standard Operation Procedure July 2011 Page 46