More than half of all adults in Britain are on a repeat prescription for medication from their GP, new research has found, with almost half of all repeat medication ordered the traditional way, with patients calling their GP and then either picking up the prescription from the surgery or having it sent to their local pharmacy for them to collect.
In fact, 57 percent of people take an average of three items per regular prescription, with medication for depression, high blood pressure and high cholesterol topping the list.
Men (61 per cent) are more likely to be on repeat prescriptions than women (53 per cent) according to research for Well Pharmacy, Britain’s leading independent pharmacy group. Men also take an average of four items, compared to 2.5 for women.
