Your pharmacist can now extend your prescription

From 1 September 2024, if you have a 6-month prescription, you may be able to get your pharmacist to extend your prescription for a 12-month period in total.

Your 6-month prescription must be dated 1 March 2024 or later. Prescriptions that are written after 1 March 2024 for other periods cannot be extended by a pharmacist.

An extension will not be automatic and certain medications will not be eligible.

The change means you won’t always need to see your GP to get your prescription extended.

Find out more about 👉 getting prescriptions.