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Smart Prescription · €25 GP assessment

Online prescription review in Ireland

A GP review without an appointment. For well-defined conditions, answer a structured clinical questionnaire for an Irish-registered GP to assess your request. A prescription is issued only if clinically appropriate.

Get an online prescription or repeat prescription in Ireland without an appointment. An Irish-registered GP reviews your request for a fixed €25 and sends it to your pharmacy if it is clinically suitable. The €25 covers the GP's assessment, not the medicine, and a prescription is never guaranteed. Smart Prescriptions cover 23 listed conditions only. Anything else needs a full GP consultation (€39, or €50 for mental health).

Find your condition — €25

Your fee covers the GP assessment, not medication. A prescription is never guaranteed.

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We use your details only to reply to this enquiry, stored on EU servers under Irish GDPR rules. This is not an emergency service — call 112 or 999 in an emergency.

Your €25 pays for the GP's clinical assessment of your request — never for a medicine. A prescription is never guaranteed; the doctor decides what is clinically appropriate, and a declined request is refunded in full. Read our prescription policy

Usually same day

Requests submitted before 6pm are typically reviewed the same day.

Always a real GP

Every request is read and actioned by an Irish-registered doctor. Never automated.

Safe to say no

If it isn't clinically appropriate, your GP declines and you are refunded in full.

Your pathway, step by step

Five steps from questionnaire to pharmacy. Tap any step to see what happens, how long it takes, and where to check things for yourself.

Patient signing in to a secure health app on a phone

Step 1. Sign in and confirm who you are

Your portal holds your allergies, current medicines and — where relevant — your pregnancy or breastfeeding status, so nothing is prescribed blind.

  • Age, address and phone number are checked against your account before any request is opened.
  • Female patients confirm pregnancy and breastfeeding status at each request; it changes what can safely be prescribed.
  • Records are held in the EU under Irish GDPR — you can export or erase them at any time.

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Conditions we cover

If your condition isn't listed, book a full consultation instead — it's the safer route.

3 conditions matching “Travel”

What we offer, in detail

Every treatment area we cover by questionnaire. Tap a card to see the exact conditions inside it — all reviewed by an Irish-registered GP for a €25 assessment fee.

Repeat prescriptions online in Ireland

If you already take regular medicine and your prescription has run out, a Smart Prescription review is often the quickest way to get a repeat. An Irish-registered GP checks your request against your history and, where it is safe and suitable, issues a repeat prescription for conditions such as asthma, an underactive thyroid (levothyroxine), the contraceptive pill, or an ongoing skin condition. Some medicines need a check-up or blood tests first, so a repeat cannot always be issued online. If that is the case, the GP will tell you and point you to a full consultation.

How your prescription reaches your pharmacy

When a GP approves your request, your prescription is sent electronically through Healthmail, the secure national service used by Irish GPs and pharmacies, straight to the pharmacy you choose. There is no paper script to collect or drop in. You simply call your chosen pharmacy, anywhere in Ireland, and your medicine is ready to pay for and collect. Your prescription usually reaches the pharmacy within minutes of approval.

What we cannot prescribe online

Smart Prescriptions cover our 23 listed conditions only. Anything else needs a full GP consultation (€39, or €50 for mental health). For your safety, some medicines are never prescribed through an online review. These include controlled painkillers (opioids) and other dependence-forming medicines such as benzodiazepines like diazepam, sleeping tablets like zopiclone, and ADHD stimulants. Medicines for mental health conditions, including antidepressants such as venlafaxine, are reviewed in a full consultation rather than a €25 questionnaire. Medicines that need close monitoring, a physical examination, or blood tests may also need a full consultation first. If your request falls outside what can be issued safely online, the GP declines it and refunds the €25 in full.

Smart Prescription review or a full GP consultation?

Both are with an Irish-registered GP. The right one depends on what you need:

 Smart Prescription reviewGP consultation
Best forOne of our 23 listed conditions, with a specific prescription requestNew or unclear symptoms that need discussing
How it worksA short questionnaire, reviewed by a GPA live video or phone appointment
Price€25€39
WhenUsually reviewed the same day (before 6pm)Live slots, often within the hour when available; same-day and next-day, 8am–10pm daily
OutcomeA prescription if clinically suitableAdvice, a prescription, a sick cert or a referral

Not sure which you need? Start a GP consultation and the doctor will guide you.

Start a smart prescription request

Sign in to your patient portal, choose your condition and answer the questionnaire.

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More ways NovaGP can help

A Smart Prescription is one of several ways to get care from an Irish-registered GP. Explore the rest:

You can also see an Irish-registered GP online in your area, including Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan and Swords.

Frequently asked questions

About online prescriptions in Ireland — what a GP can issue, what it costs, and how it reaches your pharmacy.

The medical information on this page has been reviewed by Irish-registered GPs.