Can You Buy Co-Codamol, 30-500 Without A Script

[sandyRoe]

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[daffy654]

No.

[sandyRoe]

OK. Thanks, Daffy

[Connemmara]

Hi Sandy - you can buy paracodal - just looking here on my box - active ingredients - paracetamol 500mg and codeine phosphate 8mg. You can also buy co-codamol cos I get them for my friend - sorry dont know what the mg would be. No offence daffy. These are btw effervescent. Let me know how you get on Sandy.

[ubasses]

You can only buy 8-500, prescription for the higher ones.

[starone]

30 mgs of codeine is quite a hefty dose so I doubt if you can get them over the counter. My doctor prescribed them for me when I broke my ribs, which is extremely painful. What do you need them for Sandy? Is the pain very bad? I am sure your doctor will prescribe if you are in great pain.

[sandyRoe]

They're not for me but for my sister who's in a great deal of pain with her hip. I phoned her doctor for a repeat script and they said they'd post it. She's still waiting.
I thought I'd ask here if I could buy them over the counter because the alternative is a £20 taxi trip to the GPs surgery to collect the script.

[society]

Sandy, can you get doctor to email the prescription to you or the chemist? You could print it out, or the chemist would have it.

[jacklee]

Hi sandyRoe
We live in a small village but the surgery sends prescriptions by fax to local chemist who delivers - how's that for service!
is this not possible where you live?
Best wishes to you sister

[sandyRoe]

Society, that's a good idea I hadn't thought of. I'll phone the surgery in the morning and ask them if they'd do it.

[cupid04]

I hope your sister's pain eases soon Sandy. xx

[sandyRoe]

The sister used to live almost in the next street to the surgery she goes to and used a chemist close by. But the chemist near here is reluctant to dispense until she sees the actual script. Once she'd seen the first one there'd be no problem.

[Connemmara]

sandy I posted somewhere else since I couldn't find this posting. But anyway why don't you get your doctor to deliver prescription My sister's next door neighbour (able bodied) get theirs delivered (disgrace) - also with you being 66 could you avoid the £20 taxi and go with bus pass. hope sis is doing a wee bit better. con

[sandyRoe]

The prescription arrive in the post yesterday morning so for the time being all's well. I'll order the next one well before the tablets run out.

[Connemmara]

good for you Sandy - get it delivered next time and as you say order before your time. xx to your sis