onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/ie is a site operated by Health Bridge Limited. Health Bridge Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 07392646. The registered office and the main trading address is Superdrug Online Doctor, Health Bridge Limited, 46 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN , United Kingdom.
Health Bridge Limited is registered with and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of NHS and private medical providers, under registration number 1-201500907 and as such we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/contents).
Our doctors are registered with and regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC) and as such comply with the Good Medical Practice Guidelines (http://www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/good_medical_practice.asp). Our Medical Director Dr Louisa Draper is registered with number 6149137 with the GMC. These registration details can be viewed on the GMC website. All of our doctors are experienced GPs. They are trained in providing remote consultations and issuing prescription medicine online. The doctors are individually responsible for the prescriptions they issue.
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 sets out the standards under which providers can offer medical services remotely. The Care Quality Commission supervises that these standards are complied with. In particular,
Non-regulated websites may supply fake, inactive or even toxic medicine or medicines produced in substandard conditions. This medicine may be ineffective or dangerous. People receiving prescription medicine should be given accurate medical information. Prescription medicine should only be supplied after checks for contraindications have been carried out. A person taking prescription medicine should know what they are taking and should know the medicine is right for them.
Superdrug Online Doctor does not host or receive funding from advertising.
The latest CQC inspection found this service to be "safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led". This inspection was conducted on the 31st of May 2017 and the results were published on the 16th October 2017. To find out more about this inspection, please see here.
