Prescriptions · Plymouth
Prescriptions, sent digitally.
If you need medicine after your appointment, we send your prescription digitally to a pharmacy. Collect it locally, or have it posted to you.
How it works
No paper, no waiting around.
Prescriptions are only issued after a face-to-face appointment. If medicine is right for you, we send the prescription digitally there and then. We use two established digital prescribing services, SignatureRx and CloudRx.
Please tell us at your appointment whether you would like to collect your medicine or have it posted, so we can send it to the right place.
Good to know
- An appointment is always needed first
- Repeat prescriptions need a clinical review
- We do not prescribe controlled drugs
- We do not give vaccinations
- The medicine itself is paid for separately
Your two options
Collect it, or have it posted.
- Sent digitally to a pharmacy near you
- No postage and no postal wait
- Usually the quickest way
- Pay for your medicine at the pharmacy
£5 admin charge, paid to Tamar Health.
- Sent digitally to a dispensing pharmacy
- Posted by Royal Mail 24, aiming for the next working day
- No need to visit a pharmacy
- CloudRx contacts you to pay for your medicine
£5 admin charge plus £5 postage, paid to Tamar Health.
Times depend on the pharmacy’s workload and stock. For medicine you need by a certain time, please allow for this.
Step by step
From appointment to medicine.
Simple and secure.
Book an appointment
An urgent, routine or monitoring appointment. We cannot prescribe without seeing you.
We assess you
If medicine is clinically right for you, we prescribe it at the appointment.
Sent digitally
The prescription goes securely to the pharmacy. You pay the admin charge, and postage if you chose delivery, to Tamar Health.
Get your medicine
Collect it from your pharmacy, or it is posted to you once you have paid CloudRx.
Hospital and clinic requests
Taking over a prescription?
Sometimes a hospital or another clinic asks for your medicine to be prescribed by someone else from now on. We are happy to consider this, but cannot promise to help.
Each request is looked at on its own. It depends on whether it is within our knowledge and what we can safely prescribe. An appointment is always needed, and please bring the letter from your hospital or clinic.
Email us first
These requests take more time, so the fee is higher, usually between £20 and £150. We always confirm it with you first. Email Hello@TamarHealth.com before you book.
Questions people ask
About prescriptions and how to get your medicine.
Fees and options
What do I pay Tamar Health?
A £5 admin charge for each prescription. If you choose home delivery, there is also £5 postage. Your medicine is paid for separately, to the pharmacy when you collect, or to CloudRx online if it is posted.
Should I choose collection or delivery?
Collection is usually quicker, with no postage. Delivery saves a trip, and aims to arrive the next working day. Tell us your choice at your appointment.
How long will my medicine take?
Posted medicine is sent by Royal Mail 24 once CloudRx has taken payment, aiming for the next working day. That is Royal Mail’s aim, not a guarantee. Collection is often quick, but depends on the pharmacy.
What we can prescribe
Can I get a repeat prescription without coming in?
No. Repeat prescriptions need a clinical review first. It is a safety rule. If your medicine was started elsewhere, book an appointment so we can check it is still right for you.
Can you prescribe controlled drugs?
No. Please speak to your NHS GP or a specialist service.
Can you dispense a prescription from my GP?
No. We are a clinic, not a pharmacy. Take your GP prescription to any pharmacy.
Is this service regulated?
Yes. All prescribing is done by a registered clinician, in line with UK prescribing standards. Tamar Health is registered with the CQC.
What our patients say
Need a prescription?
Book an appointment. If medicine is right for you, we send it digitally the same day.