Prescriptions in the NHS App
The NHS App gives people who take regularly prescribed medication a quick, easy, and convenient way to request their next batch of medicine.
You can send your request any time of the day or night – no waiting for the practice to be open, no phone calls and no need for extra trips to the practice.
How to request your medication
You will need to download the NHS App to your smartphone if you haven’t already done so.
Then follow the steps below or watch our screen-by-screen guide.
- Open the NHS App and make sure you are logged in.
- Tap Prescriptions on the NHS App homepage
- Tap Request a repeat Prescription
- Check or choose your chosen pharmacy. Click Continue
- You can view your medicines and select any you would like to request.
- Tap Continue.
- Check you are happy with the details, and tap Request prescription
- You can see what to do next and view the status of your requests