Blister packs

Your tablets, sorted by day and time.

If you take several medicines, we can put them in sealed weekly packs, one pocket for each time of day: morning, lunch, evening and night. Each pocket shows exactly what to take, and when. Collect them from Union Road, or have them delivered across Oswaldtwistle and Accrington.

Sign up for blister packs How it works
  • Made up by our teamChecked by a pharmacist
  • Morning, lunch, evening, nightOne pocket for each
  • Never run outA reminder 2 weeks ahead
  • Collect or deliveryOswaldtwistle and Accrington

Who blister packs help

They’re for people who take several tablets or capsules a day and find it hard to keep track: after a hospital stay, with a memory problem or poor eyesight, or for someone who looks after a parent. A pharmacist checks your medicines are right for a pack before we start. Some can’t go in one: inhalers, liquids, creams, “when needed” medicines and a few tablets that must stay in their own packaging. We’ll talk you through it.

How it works

  1. 1Sign up belowYour details, and every medicine on your repeat: for each tablet or capsule, how many you take in the morning, at lunch, in the evening and at night. It makes your account at the same time, so you can see where your packs are up to.
  2. 2A pharmacist checks itWe check your medicines suit a pack, and agree with you when your first packs are due. We may call you or your GP surgery.
  3. 3The prescription, ordered in timeOrder it yourself and we’ll remind you two weeks before your next packs are due. Or let us order it from your GP surgery for you, and we’ll text you when we have.
  4. 4Ready to collect, or deliveredWe make up your packs and text you when they’re ready. Then it starts again for the next ones.

Sign up for blister packs

It takes about 5 minutes. Have your medicines, or your repeat prescription slip, beside you.

Your account

Blister packs need an account: it’s where you’ll see when your next packs are due, tell us you’ve ordered your prescription, and change your medicines. We make it from this form. Already have one? Sign in first.

Who are the packs for?
Your details
Date of birth
Their medicines

Add everything on their repeat prescription. Tablets and capsules go in the pack: tap when each is taken (Morning, Lunch, Evening or Night), then − or + for how many. Anything else, like an inhaler, a cream or drops, comes with the packs, not in them, so there’s no time to choose.

    Allergies
    Ordering the prescription
    Collect or delivery

    Questions people ask

    What if my medicines change?

    Tell us straight away: change them from your account, or call us. A pharmacist checks every change before your next packs are made up. If your GP changes something in the middle of a week, we’ll make up new packs.

    Which medicines can’t go in a pack?

    Inhalers, liquids, creams, patches and anything taken only “when needed”, and a few tablets that have to stay in their own packaging to keep them working. You get those as usual, alongside your packs.

    Is there a charge?

    The pharmacist talks this through with you before we start. Your prescription itself costs the usual NHS charge, unless you get free prescriptions.

    Can I sign up for my mum or dad?

    Yes, if they agree or you can act for them. Choose “For someone I look after”: the account and our messages are yours, and the packs are theirs.

    Who sees my details?

    Only the pharmacy team, to make up your packs, and your GP surgery when we order your prescription. Our messages never name a medicine. Our privacy notice has the detail.

    Rather talk it through? Call us on 01254 399898 or ask at the counter, and we can text you this form.