Pregabalin is prescription-only and a controlled drug in the UK.It can only be supplied lawfully against an appropriate prescription and after the required clinical, pharmacy and identity checks.
For you as the buyer
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Use accurate informationGive your real name, date of birth, address, health information, current medicines, allergies and prescriber details. Do not use another person’s account or prescription.
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Provide a valid prescriptionAt checkout, upload the requested prescription or use the available UK prescriber service. A basket or payment is not a prescription and does not guarantee supply.
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Co-operate with safety checksAnswer follow-up questions honestly. The prescriber or pharmacist may refuse, amend or delay an order if the medicine, strength, quantity or patient information is not appropriate.
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Use and store it safelyTake Pregabalin only as prescribed, do not share or resell it, and keep it away from other people. Ask a pharmacist before changing, stopping or combining it with other medicines or alcohol.
For the seller, prescriber and pharmacy
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Be properly authorisedAn online medicine seller must be legally authorised. Buyers should check the seller on the MHRA register and check that any pharmacy is registered with the GPhC; online doctor services should be registered with the relevant regulator.
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Prescribe independently and clinicallyA prescriber must assess the patient, their medical history, current medicines, risks and the suitability of the requested treatment. A seller must not treat a completed questionnaire or payment as automatic approval.
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Supply only against a prescriptionThe pharmacy must dispense the prescribed medicine, strength and quantity under the required pharmacist supervision and follow controlled-drug, record-keeping, labelling and storage rules.
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Protect the patientThe service must provide clear information, protect personal and prescription data, use secure delivery and have a route for questions, complaints, suspected problems and reporting adverse effects.
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Do not advertise unlawfullyPrescription-only medicines must not be advertised to the general public as products available for direct purchase. Any product information must be accurate, balanced and not misleading.
Important: an order may be refused.We may cancel or refund an order where a prescription is missing, unclear, invalid, inconsistent with the patient details, clinically unsuitable, or cannot be verified. Never buy Pregabalin from an unregistered website.
This is general information, not legal advice. Rules can differ across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Read the current NHS medicines information, MHRA online seller register, MHRA advertising guidance and GOV.UK controlled-drug guidance.