How repeat prescriptions work
Ask your clinical team when a review is needed and how early to request it. A repeat prescription depends on their assessment; dispensing also depends on a valid prescription and pharmacy supply. There is no single review interval that this guide can promise for every patient or service. The HSE advises regular check-ups to assess response and side effects.
Is the repeat consultation included?
Ask for the repeat-review fee, medicine price and delivery or collection charges separately. Confirm how many reviews a subscription includes, what extra appointments cost and what happens if no prescription is issued. A first-consultation price or introductory discount does not establish the cost of continuing treatment.
Before moving to another provider
Before paying, ask whether the new service assesses patients who started elsewhere, which records it requires, its appointment timing, fees and pharmacy arrangements. Starting treatment with one provider does not guarantee another will continue it or prescribe the same strength. The new clinician makes their own suitability decision. Tell your existing clinical team about the proposed move.
Arrange the clinical handover securely
Ask the old and new clinical teams which records they need and how to transfer them securely. Ask whether they need the prescribed product and strength, treatment and dose history, recent reviews, side effects and a current medicine list. Let the clinicians specify the necessary documents. Do not upload medical records to GLP-1.ie or post them in a public forum.
If the appointment, prescription or supply is delayed
Contact the prescribing team and pharmacy while you still have time to plan. Ask who will respond, what supply can be confirmed and what to do if treatment is interrupted. Do not choose a replacement dose or restart schedule yourself. The HSE advises speaking to your doctor before changing a dose, medicine or stopping treatment.