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The general practitioners at Dr.Dropin can help you with prescribing most common prescriptions, but they will always make an individual assessment based on your symptoms and other regular medicines you use. Most prescriptions should be written after the doctor has performed a physical examination. When prescriptions are renewed or in the case of known symptoms, a doctor can assess the prescription through a digital consultation or video.

Our doctors cannot write prescriptions for A preparations. A-prescriptions used for ADHD (stimulant drugs) must be requested from a GP.

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What is a prescription?

A prescription is an official document issued by an authorized healthcare professional, usually a doctor, that grants permission to purchase or receive specific medications from a pharmacy. The prescription contains information about the prescribed medication, the dosage, any instructions for use, as well as the doctor's signature and contact information. Prescriptions are important to ensure the proper and safe administration of medications to patients.

Hvit eller blå resept?

Medications can be prescribed on a "hvit" or "blå" prescription. White prescription is either for a short-term treatment where you have to cover costs yourself, or a drug that is so affordable that you do not get support for it. "Blå" prescription is for treatment you must have over a long period of time, most often for chronic diseases / conditions.

The names blue and white come from the color the paper prescriptions used to have, when the paper was either white or blue. Now it is no longer color but paragraphs that show whether you get the drug covered on a blue prescription or not.

If there is an indication, we at Dr.Dropin can give out a "blå" prescription, but then a doctor's appointment must be booked, physically or via video.

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Hvor finner jeg mine resepter?

An overview of your prescriptions can be found under "my prescriptions" on helsenorge.no, here you log in yourself via the website with bank ID. Only prescriptions printed electronically are displayed here, prescriptions in paper format are not registered here.

Renewal of existing prescription

If you need more of a medicine that you have previously been prescribed, your doctor can renew the prescription you already have for this medicine. Most GPs can help you with this electronically by sending them a request via the website of the doctor's office, or calling the secretaries and they will make an appointment with the doctor. At Dr.Dropin, your doctor can renew and print prescriptions electronically.

Recipe for children and young people

For children under the age of 16, parents (or a person with parental rights) have access to an overview of prescriptions printed for the child. You must have the same registered address to have access to this. You will find the overview on helsenorge.no, you click on your name when you are logged in and indicate who you want to work on behalf of.
If the child is between 12 and 16 years old, the child can, together with a doctor, decide whether a prescription should be visible to parents and guardians or not. This is called guardianship reservation, and is not the same as locking the prescription for inspection.

Frequently asked questions

Can others get a prescription for me?

Others can only pick up prescriptions for you if they present a power of attorney and ID at the counter in the pharmacy, mainly you have to pick up prescriptions yourself and present your own ID when picking up. Parents or guardians can pick up for their children.

Can I use my prescriptions abroad?

This varies slightly from country to country, but in general you can only use paper prescriptions abroad. If you are going to travel and need medication, it pays to get what you need in Norway before departure, or inquire about the country you are traveling to and how it works there.

How long are prescriptions valid?

In general, prescriptions are valid for 1 year, as long as you have several deliveries left on it. The exception is birth control pills or other hormonal contraception, prescriptions for these drugs are valid for 3 years.

Do I have to use a prescription if my doctor has prescribed it for me?

No, sometimes you arrange a "wait and see prescription" with the doctor, where the prescription is ready for 1-2 weeks. If it has not been retrieved by that time, it is no longer valid. It is your choice whether you want to use prescribed medication or not, but then it is also your responsibility if you get worse from the disease the medication was prescribed for.

A-, B- og C- preparater

A-preparater

Dette er medisiner som er sterkt vanedannende. Eksempler er morfin og andre opiater som virker smertestillende. Alle a-preparater skrives ut på en egen resept og du må vise legitimasjon når medisinen hentes.


B-preparater

Dette er også medisiner som er vanedannende, men ikke fullt så sterke som A-preparater. Eksempler er valium, paralgin forte og sovemedisiner. Du må også vise legitimasjon når disse medisinene skal hentes.


C-preparater

C-preparater er alle andre medisiner det kreves resept for å få kjøpt. For eksempel antibiotika, p-piller, kortison og astmaspray.

Author: GP Martine Hallin Henriksen
Last updated: 11.07.2022