Interim Prescription Requests
Please complete all sections of this form so that your prescribing clinician can assess whether it is medically safe and appropriate to issue an interim prescription.
The quantity of medication prescribed at consultations is intended to last until the next agreed review point advised by your clinician. This is identified in your clinic report.
At your review appointment, your clinician is professionally obliged to reassess your condition, response to treatment, medication use, side effects and review any monitoring requirements before deciding whether the medication should be continued, adjusted or stopped.
In exceptional circumstances, the Clinic may consider issuing a short interim supply to cover a limited and unavoidable gap between the end of the medication already supplied and an arranged review appointment.
An interim prescription is not a routine continuation of treatment and cannot be used to replace, postpone or avoid an agreed review appointment.
When may an interim prescription be considered?
An interim prescription may be considered only where:
- you remain under the regular care of the Clinic;
- your recommended review appointment has already been arranged;
- the request is to cover a short gap before that appointment;
- all required blood tests or other monitoring have been completed;
- there has been no relevant change in your condition, treatment, other medication or circumstances; and
- the prescribing clinician is satisfied that a short further supply is medically safe and necessary.
Only one interim prescription may be issued between review appointments.
Any request for medication outside a consultation must be submitted using this form. Completion of the form does not guarantee that a prescription will be issued.
When may an interim prescription be declined?
Your request may be declined if:
- you have been discharged from the Clinic;
- you have not arranged or attended the review recommended by your clinician;
- you are due a consultation or medication review and an appointment has not been arranged;
- you are requesting further medication because the quantity originally prescribed to last until your review has finished;
- you have already received an interim prescription since your last consultation;
- required blood tests or other monitoring have not been completed;
- your request has been made earlier or later than expected and your medication use or treatment response requires further assessment;
- your condition, symptoms, health, other medication or circumstances have changed;
- you have experienced side effects, a suspected adverse reaction or worsening symptoms;
- it is not medically safe to prescribe without examining or reassessing you;
- more than 12 months have passed since your last consultation; or
- your request relates to isotretinoin, high risk drug, a potent topical corticosteroid or another medication that is prescribed only as part of a consultation.
Where further examination or assessment is required, you will be invited to arrange an appointment before any additional medication can be considered.
Please check your most recent clinic report for the recommended timing of your next review.
How will I receive my medication?
We aim to review a fully completed request within five working days.
If your request is clinically approved, a £30 prescription administration fee will be payable. We will contact you separately to arrange payment. No administration fee is payable if your request is declined.
Once payment has been received, please allow up to a further five working days for the prescription to be prepared, authorised and sent electronically to CloudRx.
The Clinic’s processing time may therefore be up to 10 working days in total. This does not include any delay in paying the administration fee or the time required by CloudRx to process and deliver your medication.
CloudRx is an independent online pharmacy. You will pay CloudRx directly for the medication and any delivery charges.
We do not issue or post paper prescriptions.
Please allow sufficient time
Midland Skin is not an emergency service.
Clinic appointments commonly book around four weeks in advance. It is your responsibility to arrange and attend the review recommended by your clinician in sufficient time. You should not wait until your medication is nearly finished before arranging your appointment.
You should not rely on an interim prescription being approved. Where an exceptional interim request is necessary, please submit it at least two to three weeks before your medication is expected to run out.
Treatment may be interrupted where the agreed review has not been arranged or where further prescribing cannot be clinically justified.
Further information about review appointments is available at:
https://www.midlandskin.co.uk/about-us-2/follow-up-appointments/