NHS patients will collect their prescription from Lloyds Pharmacy at the RVI. You will need to pay the standard NHS prescription charge per item on the prescription. Sometimes there can be multiple items on one script for a cycle of treatment.
Self-funded patients will be issued a private prescription. We can arrange for your medicines to be delivered to you or you can get your prescription dispensed elsewhere. You will be charged for the drugs when they are dispensed by the pharmacy.
Make sure you have collected your drugs before you are due to start the treatment. Remember to check the expiry dates and storage instructions for each medicine.
Prescriptions must be collected within one month of issue and you must ensure you have collected your drugs before you are due to start treatment.
Injections
We will teach you or your partner (if applicable) or a friend/family member to administer the injections. Some patients are surprised to hear this, but it really is simple to learn, and much easier than having to visit your doctor every day.
If you choose not to do your own injections and wish to go to your GP, you must make arrangements for this yourself, remembering that some injections have to be given at weekends or evenings.
Unfortunately, we cannot arrange for injections to be given in the unit as we do not have the staff available. We will also supply you with the needles and syringes you need.
We will provide a special container for the disposal of used needles and glass. Please do not put these in your household rubbish.
Needles and syringes
You can collect needles and syringes and a sharps box from the Newcastle Fertility Centre. Please return the sharps box and any unused items to the centre for safe disposal.
