Dosette Box

Free Dosette Box Delivery UK

By Clinical Pharmacist Hywel McGlinchy

What is a dosette box?

A dosette box is a container to store your tablets. It also arranges your tablets by day and time of day. Every day is separated into 4 sections: morning, lunchtime, evening, and bedtime. Your tablets are pre-packed into the right time of day by our pharmacy team and delivered to your door every month for free.

Dosette boxes are sometimes also known as blister packs, medication boxes or pill dispensers.

How can I receive one?

At Simple Online Pharmacy, we can prepare and deliver your medication in a weekly dosette box. Our service is free of charge and available for anyone prescribed 4 or more repeat prescription medicines. Our UK registered pharmacy provides this service to help people who struggle to manage their medication or find it time-consuming to organise their medicines every day.

We take care of your medication management for you and deliver either 28 or 56 days' worth of dosette boxes to you (depending on your prescription).

To sign up for our dosette box NHS service, simply register for our online NHS repeat prescription service. Then, when placing your prescription order at nhs.simpleonlinepharmacy.co.uk, select ‘dosette box’ as your preference. Our pharmacy team will do the rest!

A dosette box is different from a 7-day tablet box and our pill box service. With dosette boxes, your tablets are organised into 4, weekly trays. Each week is separated into days. Each day is then separated into:

• Morning
• Lunchtime
• Evening
• Bedtime

We put your medications into their specific time slots for each day. So, if you take three tablets in the morning and two at bedtime, you will see all of these in your see-through blister; 3 in the morning; 2 at night.

Many people who are on several medications find it difficult to always get the right tablets at the right times. To fix this, they will often buy a plastic tablet box and organise and pop their own pills into the correct time slots. 

With our Dosette Boxes, we make your life easier by doing all the pill-popping and pill organising for you! We remove the hassle of organising your own medication.

We can arrange your prescriptions each month from your GP or pharmacist (depending on your GP surgery), and deliver the completed Dosette Box to your door.

Dosette box or 7 day pill box?

There are some key differences between dosette boxes and 7 day pill boxes:

• For a 7 day pill box, you need to organise your own medication. With our service, we organise your prescriptions, dispense your medication into the Dosette Boxes, and deliver it to your door. For free!
• 7 day pill boxes only cover 7 days! We deliver either 28 or 56 days worth of dosette boxes (depending on your prescription). This is far more convenient and takes away the hassle of organising and planning your medicines.

Medication Made Simple

The Simple Online Pharmacy dosette box service allows you to see all of your medicines laid out for the week. Medication aids allow you to clearly see what tablets need to be taken at what time of day. If you ever miss a dose, you’ll be able to see exactly what tablets you missed.

Many people find that using this service saves them time on ordering, organising and taking their medication. If you struggle to stay on top of managing your NHS prescription tablets, this service may help you regain control. Many older people take several medications long-term and this can be a great way to help you organise your medicines.

So what are you waiting for? Register to receive your free monthly Dosette box today, by registering for our online NHS repeat prescription service.

If you have any questions, please contact our customer service team for further help. They will be happy to help and can give you more information about the service. You can also view our frequently asked questions.

Author

	Name	Hywel McGlinchy
	Role	Clinical Pharmacist
	Qual.	Masters of Pharmacy
	About	Hywel started with Simple Online Pharmacy in 2020. He's responsible for helping review and author accurate site content. He works with our GPs to make sure all aspects of the medicines are covered.
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How do you get a dosette box for your medication?

Our free service is available for patients who have 4 or more NHS prescription medicines on repeat. Simply register at nhs.simpleonlinepharmacy.co.uk for our online NHS repeat prescription service. When ordering your prescription, select the preference ‘dosette box’ for your medication. Our pharmacists and pharmacy team will do the rest of the work!

Are dosette boxes free?

Usually, dosette boxes are part of a free pharmacy service to provide organised medication for patients who are on numerous prescriptions.

Do you do dosette box delivery?

Yes. For patients prescribed 4 or more NHS prescription items, we can make and deliver a dosette box if you choose this option.

How do you use a dosette box?

Times of the day and days of the week are labelled on the dosette box. You simply need to find the day and time and push the tablets out of the 'blister'. You will then have your medication in your hand, ready to take!

Can you deliver other medication?

Yes. If you are eligible for dosette boxes, we will also deliver any other medication you need alongside it. For example, your inhalers or creams.

Do you put painkillers in my dosette box?

It's up to you. As pain killers are usually taken only if required, it's usually best to provide these in the original box. However, if you always take your pain killers due to a chronic pain condition, you can request that these also go in your dosset box.