When a prescription may be relevant, the decision is individual and independent.
Some aesthetic or wellness pathways may involve a prescription-only medicine. In those circumstances, an appropriately qualified prescriber must assess the individual and decide whether prescribing is clinically appropriate.
The prescriber is not there simply to approve a treatment choice.
The purpose of the assessment is to make a clinical prescribing decision. The prescriber may decide that a prescription is inappropriate, that more information is needed, or that another option should be considered.
Independent decision
The prescriber is responsible for their own clinical decision and should not be pressured to prescribe.
Relevant information
Medical history, medicines, allergies, previous treatments, risks and the licensed use of a medicine may all be relevant.
No guarantee
Paying for or attending an assessment does not guarantee that a prescription or treatment will follow.
Why the website talks about consultations rather than advertising medicines.
Prescription-only medicines cannot be advertised to the public. The public website therefore focuses on the concern, consultation and clinical pathway. Where medicine-specific information is relevant after consultation, it should be balanced, factual and provided in the appropriate context.
A proper assessment, not a tick-box.
- Questions about relevant health history and current medicines.
- Discussion of your concern and expectations.
- Consideration of contraindications, cautions and alternatives.
- An opportunity to ask questions.
- A decision that may be yes, no, or not yet.
Do you need a prescriber assessment?
You do not need to work this out yourself. Contact us with the general concern and we can explain the appropriate next step.