Medicine Box

Medicine Boxes UK

You can receive a Medicine Box free of charge from our UK registered online pharmacy. If you are on at least 4 NHS repeat prescriptions, our pharmacy can organise and deliver your medication to your door.

Unlike a 7 day Medicine Box where you need to organise your own medication every week, the Medicine Boxes contain a roll of 28 to 56, easy to open pouches (1 or 2 month supply of medication). The pouches can easily be torn off and opened and contain your medication for that time and day. 

The medication is arranged by:

• Time of the day
• Day of the week

So if you receive medication 4 times a day, you will have 4 pouches per day, each with exactly the medication you have been prescribed for that time.

We will organise your prescriptions each month from your GP (depending on your GP surgery), and deliver the completed Medicine Box to your door. You no longer have to leave your home or spend time and energy organising your pills. Simply sign up to our Medicine Box service to receive your free monthly delivery. 

What’s more - with our artificial intelligence systems, each individual pouch is checked to make sure the Medicine Box contains the correct medication in the correct order. This is then double-checked by our pharmacists before being dispatched by Royal Mail to your chosen address.

7 Day Medicine Box compared to Simple Online Pharmacy Medicine Boxes

So what is the difference between a standard 7 day Medicine Box and our own free Medicine Boxes? Some significant differences are highlighted below:

• You need to organise your own medication for a 7 day Medicine Box. For our free Medicine Boxes, we both organise and deliver your tablets each month.
• A 7 day Medicine Box is actually less portable! Our 28 day Medicine Box allows you to tear off exactly how many doses you need, so you only need to take what you need with you. While a 7 day Medicine Box often requires you to take the whole box out for the day, with our easy to tear pouches, you can just tear off the doses you need. You will probably be able to put your medication in your pocket and it will still be contained within the pouches.
• 7 day Medicine Boxes only last. . . . well, 7 days! The Simple Online Pharmacy 28 day Medicine Box is far more convenient, requires less planning and organisation.

So what are you waiting for? Claim your free monthly Medicine Box today, by registering for our online NHS repeat prescription service. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact our customer service team for additional help. 

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What is a medicine box?

A medicine box is a container that contains your tablets and capsules sorted by day and time of day. So for example, if you are on 3 medications, 2 of which are taken in the morning, and 1 at night, a medicine box will contain the correct tablets for each time of day. Most traditional medicine boxes require you to deblister your own medication and pack them at the right times.

Does the pill box contain all of my daily pills?

Yes, unless you are on medication which needs to be stored in the fridge, or need some medication kept outside the pill organizer for other reasons.

What is the difference between a medicine box, pill dispenser and pill organiser?

These terms are often used interchangeably and often mean the same thing. Simply something that allows you to organise your tablets into time slots, so you can easily take the correct medication for each day.

Does the medicine box come with a case?

The free medicine box is a small cardboard box, with a roll of pouches rolled up inside. These pouches feed through the medicine box case, for each time of day and day of the week. This allows you to receive both your daytime medication and nighttime medication in easy to open pouches.

Does the medicine box provide a reminder for when to take my medication?

No. The box is not electronic, so will not notify you when you need to take your medication. It simply sorts all your prescriptions into the correct times of day, to make it easy to quickly and accurately, take your medication.

What happens if I have other medication I need to order?

We can order your other ‘when required’ medication, and deliver them alongside your medicine box.

Is there a compartment for each day?

The Simple Online Pharmacy medicine box works a little differently than plastic medicine boxes. As you receive all 28 days of your medication in one box, you don’t have compartments for each day. Instead, the roll of pouches covers every single day of the month and every time slot for each of those days. The entire roll of pouches may comprise of, as many as 112+ pouches, to cover each day and time.

What happens if I have a medication which needs to be stored in the fridge?

Fridge items can be excluded from your medicine box and instead sent in special packaging alongside the medicine box for you to place in the fridge upon receipt,

What happens if I have pain killers I only take when needed?

These can be sent to you alongside your medicine box, to be taken whenever required.

What happens if I miss a dose?

Depending on what medication you have missed, it may be best to either discard the pouch or take the dose as soon as you can. You can ask our pharmacist or your own GP for advice about missed doses for specific medicines.

What happens if my medication changes?

Each pouch contains the description of each tablet on the outside of the pouch. If your GP tells you to stop taking a particular medicine, you should be able to easily remove them from your pouch. For your next delivery, we will then be able to make the necessary change.

What happens if I have a weekly tablet?

Weekly tablets can either be supplied alongside your medicine box or, if you let us know the day, in a separate pouch within your medicine box, at the right time and day.

Order your medicine box for free from our UK registered online pharmacy.