Buying insulin

[Luke14303]

Hello I was wondering if I ever run out of insulin could you get an emergency one from boots chemist if you showed them and you payed?

 

[Riri]

Not sure to be honest. If you always get your repeat from the same chemist then maybe they'd be ok. Do you know them well enough to ask and let us know what they say. Running out can happen as we all can make mistakes from time to time.

 

[noblehead]

Hello I was wondering if I ever run out of insulin could you get an emergency one from boots chemist if you showed them and you payed?

I'm almost certain it's prescription only.

 

[mo1905]

There will always be a doc on call or a hospital open. Boots can't just sell it to you.


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[Diddly]

I would suggest getting your prescription changed so that you have spares at the end of each period.

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[Ambersilva]

Insulin is supplied on a prescription only basis.

However, you should not run out of insulin. At diagnosis I was advised to order a repeat when I still had 2 pens remaining. That ensures for the possible failure of one of the pens and still having insulin in the pen I am using.

Be sure to check that the insulin supplied by the chemist is long dated and that you are not being supplied with short dated stock.

 

[Hobs]

As those above has already siad, you should not run so low you run out; but if so then a swift trip to the nearest A&E as an emergency until you can get a script filled.

 

[abs]

They can't sell it as its a Pom only med you would need a prescription from gp or out of hours they can sell you the needles.