Prescriptions

You can order prescriptions in a number of ways:

• Online - you can order your repeat medication using Patient Access.

• By telephone - call any time on 0141 339 3211 and press option 1, leave a message on the prescription answering service. Please speak clearly giving your name, date of birth, contact no. items required and the name of the pharmacy you wish to collect.

• By hand - drop your tear-off slip attached to your previous prescription into the surgery post box having clearly marked the items required.

• By post - send it to us with a stamped addressed envelope and we will post it back to you.

Alternatively you can arrange for your regular chemist to order and collect your prescription for you.

All prescriptions can be collected after 48 hours from request. Please ensure that you only order within 10 days of when your medication is due and remember to take weekends and bank holidays into account.

Important

• Telephoning prescription requests through to a pharmacy should only be in emergency cases.

• We cannot fax prescriptions to a pharmacy.

Medication Reviews

Patients on regular medications may be asked to see or speak to a doctor, nurse practitioner or practice nurse when required for a review these regular medications and a written note will appear on your prescription slip to inform you of this. Please ensure that you book an appropriate appointment to avoid unnecessary delays to further prescriptions.

Online Prescription Ordering

Online Prescriptions: You order your repeat prescription when it is due for renewal. Please order your prescription no earlier than 10 days before it is due to finish. Your prescription will be ready for collection after 48hrs.

If have already registered to use these services please click here to log in to your Patient Access account.

If you would like to register, please complete the application form below. Once you have completed the form please e-mail a copy of this and your photo ID to the surgery's website e-mail: ggc.northcotewebsite@nhs.scot (please only use this e-mail for this purpose).

Patient Access Application Form

Patient Access Application Form

Pharmacy Prescription Collection Service

The following pharmacies collect prescriptions from the surgery:

• BOOTS - Various
• LLOYDS - Various
• GILBRIDES/PARTICK - Dumbarton Road
• KELVIN - Hyndland Road
• FIRST STOP - Cleveden Road
• MORRISONS - Crow Road
• HOULIHAN - Dumbarton Road
• HOGARTHS - Crow Road 
• PARK ROAD - Great Western Road
• MARYHILL - Maryhill Road and Gorston Street
• DICKSONS - Dumbarton Road
• LG - St Vincent Street
• WILLIS - Dumbarton Road
• BUCHANAN AND CAMPBELL - Dumbarton Road
• SINCLAIR - Dumbarton Road
• REACH - Argyle Street
• DUNNET - Dumbarton Road

If you wish to use this service you should check with the pharmacy how often they collect prescriptions from the surgery.

Please note that not all pharmacies provide a daily collection service.

When ordering a prescription please allow a minimum of 2 working days for this to be available for collection by the pharmacy.

Urgent same day prescription requests, when ready, will be available for you to collect at the surgery.

The practice cannot fax prescriptions to the pharmacy.