Why is my pharmacy asking for an FP10?
In the UK, there are two types of prescriptions: FP10 and private.
An FP10 prescription is a specific type of prescription used within the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. FP10 forms are used by general practitioners (GPs), hospital doctors, dentists, and nurse prescribers to prescribe medications and treatments to patients.
FP10 prescriptions contain unique identifiers and the patient's NHS number, ensuring that the prescription is traceable and valid within the NHS system. These prescriptions can be taken to any NHS pharmacy, where the prescribed medications can be dispensed to the patient.
Private providers can't issue FP10s. Instead, they issue private prescriptions and the pharmacy should dispense from that.