An update to my last post regarding the UK healthcare industry being pathetic.

I got up this morning an hour early and called the doctors to make an appointment, went along to that appointment wasting both the doctor’s and my time, where without qualm the doctor wrote me a prescription for the codeine linctus after I explained the situation with the pharmacist.

I went into the pharmacy and explained that I had a prescription as proof that I had been to see a doctor and he did indeed advise codeine linctus, but that I would not be using the prescription to actually purchase the medicine and pay nearly £5 more than the shelf price.

After the assistant going back to talk to the pharmacist twice, and asking if I was exempt from prescription charges I had to explain in the clearest way I possibly could “That prescription tells you that I have been to see a doctor and therefore satisfies the request of the pharmacist last night, i am not however going to use the prescription to buy the medicine as i refuse to pay £7.10 for medicine that is not prescription only and is on sale on the shelf there for £2.50″. Finally after I explained in this way she talked to the pharmacist again and finally was told to sell me the medicine for the price on the shelf.

I know one thing, I wont be using a Lloyds Pharmacy again, I’d rather travel in to town to use a Boots than have to deal with those idiots again. I have also sent an email to the customer services department of Lloyds pharmacy with a link to these two blog posts.

~Shepy