Many of our community pharmacy colleagues are struggling with workload along with a shortage of pharmacists, and as a result, many have had to reduce the amount of blister packs (dosset boxes) they supply to patients.
Blister packs are not funded by the NHS and there is no legal obligation for pharmacies to offer this service.
Although the surgery issues your prescription we cannot influence the packaging offered by the pharmacy. If you find that you are affected by this change, you will need to remember to request your own prescriptions via your surgery. The easiest and safest way is to use the NHS app on a smartphone or iPad if you have one.
