{"id":283,"date":"2018-03-19T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.normansroadmc.co.nz\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:10:56","slug":"prescriptions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/?page_id=283","title":{"rendered":"Prescriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please email us for your prescriptions requests.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reception@normansroadsurgery.co.nz<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please clearly state which medications you require and advise which pharmacy you would like your prescription sent to. Please allow a minimum of 48 hours before collection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our policy states that you need to see your Doctor for every second prescription or every 6 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have seen recently that the NZ Government has announced a new budget initiative to extend maximum prescription length from three months to 12 months. This is to come into effect February 1st<\/sup>\u00a02026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At Normans Road Surgery, our focus is on providing high-quality, safe, and appropriate care. All our GPs follow the Medical Council\u2019s Good Prescribing Practice<\/em>\u00a0and align with recommendations from both the Medical Council and the Pharmacy Council. We wanted to explain what this means for you and how it may affect your ongoing care with your General Practitioner (GP).<\/span><\/p>\n

What this means for your prescriptions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

While the government is increasing the\u00a0maximum<\/em> allowable prescription length, this does not mean all patients will automatically receive a 12-month supply. Going forward Normans Road Surgery will continue to require six monthly reviews unless the GP deems it to be clinically appropriate for a longer prescribing period after<\/em> a discussion with you. If you wish to discuss this with your GP please book a face-to-face appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please note that the Ministry of Health has signaled these changes are intended for stable, long-term medicines, such as those for asthma or contraceptives. Controlled drugs such as opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulant medications (including ADHD treatments) will continue to follow the stricter legal limits under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The purpose for this clinic policy aligns with the position of The Royal College of General Practitioners to ensure that risk for patients is managed in monitoring for side effects or complications, confirming medication effectiveness, picking up any changes in health early, and supporting preventative care to keep you well long term.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our prescription fee is $43 however in exceptional circumstances where a prescription is required urgently on the same day the fee is $53.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prescription fee for children under 14 is $15<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please email us for your prescriptions requests. Reception@normansroadsurgery.co.nz Please clearly state which medications you require and advise which pharmacy you would like your prescription sent to. Please allow a minimum of 48 hours before collection. Our policy states that you need to see your Doctor for every second prescription or every 6 months.\u00a0 You may… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=283"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/283\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.normansroadsurgery.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}