Hi Ladies, it's been a while since I have posted on here as all the problems and issues I had resolved once I started taking Duavive 3 years ago and life became good again!
Duavive was prescribed by my Consultant, who saw me every 12 months and issued a repeat prescription every 6 months.
I last saw him in January and he explained that he was retiring, but was unaware who would be taking over from him. He advised me to call his Secretary (as I usually did) when I needed my repeat prescription and that his replacement would be appointed by then - he did however say if I experienced any problems after he had left to contact Nick Panay in London (I am in the East Midlands).
Well, I have rang the Secretary today only to be told it is over 6 months since I saw the Consultant and I will now have to go back to my GP to get referred again?? She said that there is no way I can get a repeat prescription issued without a new referral to see the new Consultant and when I said I paid privately for the Duavive prescription, she announced that the new Consultant would not issue a private prescription anyway!
Is anyone here able to obtain Duavive directly from their GP rather than a Consultant - not sure if things have changed over the last 3 years.
Feeling I've been left ‘high and dry'!!!! xx