Petitions/Allow chemists to dispense prescriptions without Pharmacist on site
StatusClosed
Opened13 Feb 2025
Closes13 Aug 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Change the law so that Pharmacist Can go to lunch but Chemist shops can continue to dispense prescriptions. Allow Chemist to dispense already prepared prescriptions to patients when the pharmacist is not on site or has gone to lunch.

I think the current law causes many delays and creates long queues when there is no need. The pharmacist does NOT check each script when it is collected by the patient. I think this law causes so many delays and creates long queues when there is no need. If a Pharmacist checked each script when a patient picked their medication up - I would understand the Law!

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Constituency engagement ranking

Heidi Alexander
1Heidi Alexander MP
Swindon South
7
Danny Kruger
2Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
6
Will Stone
3Will Stone MP
Swindon North
6
Liam Conlon
4Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Claire Coutinho
5Claire Coutinho MP
East Surrey
1
Justin Madders
6Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
David Reed
7David Reed MP
Exmouth and Exeter East
1
Helen Whately
8Helen Whately MP
Faversham and Mid Kent
1
Jeremy Corbyn
9Jeremy Corbyn MP
Islington North
1
Maria Eagle
10Maria Eagle MP
Liverpool Garston
1
Allow chemists to dispense prescriptions without Pharmacist on site — Petitions