Neocate prescription
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Topic: Neocate prescription
Posted By: snugglebug
Subject: Neocate prescription
Date Posted: 13 July 2011 at 10:35am
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Do you always have to go back to the paed that prescribed Neocate once you have a prescription/number, or can you get your GP to do it? As I need some more neocate but I can't afford to go to the paed before we're going to need it... so yeah if my GP can prescribe it that would be helpful... anyone know? I know that the paed said his prescription is for a year, but he keeps writing it out 2 or 3 months at a time ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 13 July 2011 at 11:15am
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The year will be for the authority number which is what GPs can't authorise and that is to get the pharmac funding cos it's bloody expensive without it. Our paed just sent the number to the GP and then we could just ring GP and get another 3 month script done, they would fax the script to the lab who would ring us and we would pay and them deliver so didn't need to go and visit anyone. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 13 July 2011 at 1:14pm
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The GP will give you the scripts up til when the year or 6 months I think it is now?? I just phoned up, picked it up & dropped it at the chemist.
I'm going through the process of renewing our authority at the moment & I think it's all done through the GP ??? The nurse rang me the other day re the script & she was filling out a questionnaire according to the reception that I spoke to. I haven't run back to find out the full story. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 12:49am
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i use to just ring the pead and leave a msg saying i needed a new script...about 3 wks before i needed it..and they just posted it out to me
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 11:24am
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Lucky, I rung my paed and they said I had to come in, I think they just want my money lol so we're going on Monday. Ill ask the paed if that is really the case as the receptionist didn't really seem to know. ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 1:26pm
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Is yours a private paed? ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 2:34pm
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Yeah we pay through the nose for him haha ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 3:39pm
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Who is your pead? IS it Dr Liang by any chance? -------------  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 14 July 2011 at 7:46pm
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I guess they love their money, I think that you should be able to get your repeat scripts from your Dr, we do go see the hospital paed every six months but we just ring up the GP for the actual scripts once the authority number is given. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Guest_51987
Date Posted: 15 July 2011 at 12:25am
| Hi , your gp can re-do the script once they have the authority number, information that should be provided to them by your pead, however your pharmisist will have the number too (its really for them for funding. so you can get it off them to give to doctor, or they can contact each other. Hope that helps |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 15 July 2011 at 7:29am
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Our paed is private but he still forwarded the authority number to our a gp as well as a report on what he had found with our son, you might want to ring the gp and see if they have the number before you pay for an appointment you don't need. -------------
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 1:31pm
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BriandOlisMum, yes it is hehe I saw him today and he said that we can get the GP to prescribe it next time, so the ladies on the phone were wrong. Grr. Lucky we needed to see him anyway so it wasn't a trip just to get a prescription that would have been a very pricy prescription for sure lol.
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 6:00pm
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wiggly_jiggly he is expensive aye. our first appointment was over $200 then the next few wore $100, then they put it up twice. I haven't been back since they put it up the second time, especially cos it was even more expensive cos we now live in Rotorua so were travelling all that way for a 5 min consultation. I am just going to take Oliver to the doc next week and see if he can re-prescribe it for him, and hopefully he can get some RAST tests too through him
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 7:07pm
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YOu can definitely get RAST & Skin pricks ordered through your GP, that is how I got them done. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 7:16pm
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YOu can definitely get RAST & Skin pricks ordered through your GP, that is how I got them done. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 8:01pm
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You can only get the authority number for the subsidy through a paed though and usually only for 6-12 months so when it runs out you might be forced to see the paed to get it renewed as the GP can write scripts without it but you would have to pay full price for the tins, which use to be $85 a tin but probably dearer now.
Our paed charges $160 for follow up appointments and the first appointment was just under $300  We are on yearly appointments now so over a year it doens't work out as expensive at all, bit different if you are going every couple of months though!-------------
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 9:21pm
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We already had the number from the pead, but it has run out. the pharmacist said that the GP can just re apply for the subsidy number after you have already had one. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 July 2011 at 9:32pm
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Oh well give that a try then, beats paying for the paed if you don't need to, especially with having to do a huge drive to get there as well. -------------
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Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 23 July 2011 at 10:12pm
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BriAndOlisMum I know what you mean, first appointment was $220 and then $120 each time after, for all the follow up appointments we have been in and out in like 5 minutes, and you feel guilty to ask too many questions as its clear he's rushing you through. At the beginning we had to go each week for about 3 weeks then every few months, luckily we don't have to go again now till tests at 1 year.
However I dont mind the money spent as Im eternally grateful because he helped us figure out what was wrong with DS and things changed dramatically after that but still, its sooooo expensive and they really shouldn't rush you through like that ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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