Regulation
Superdrug Online Doctor
onlinedoctor.superdrug.com is a website operated by Health Bridge Limited. Health Bridge Limited is registered in England and Wales under company number 07392646. The registered office is 46 Essex Road, London, N1 8LN.
Health Bridge Limited (“we”/ “us”) is registered with and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of NHS and private medical providers, under registration number 1-201500907. As such, we comply with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
Superdrug Doctors
Our doctors are registered with and regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC) and as such comply with the Good Medical Practice Guidelines. The GMC maintains the medical register for those able to practise within the United Kingdom. Registration details can be viewed on the GMC website. Our Medical Director Dr Zenon Andreou is registered with number 6149061 with the GMC. All of our doctors are trained in providing remote consultations and issuing prescription medicine online. The doctors are individually responsible for the prescriptions they issue.
Superdrug dispensing pharmacies
Medicines for UK patients (excluding Northern Ireland) are dispensed and posted from:
Superdrug Pharmacy, 9–11 Wood Street, Grosvenor Centre,1st floor, Northampton, NN1 2ED, registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) with number 9010736
Prescriptions and medicines for Northern Ireland patients are dispensed and posted from:
Superdrug Pharmacy, 30-32 Ferryquay Street, Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6JD, registered with the PSNI with number 504
Contact Number: 016 0460 3897
Email Address: [email protected]
The registered owner of these pharmacies is Superdrug Stores plc.
If you want to know who the Responsible Pharmacist is in our Superdrug pharmacies at any given time, please contact us at [email protected]. In our pharmacy stores, the current Responsible Pharmacist will also have a notice displayed.
Pharmacy Superintendent
Niamh Margaret McMillan
Registered in GB with the General Pharmaceutical Council: 2082335
Registered in NI with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland: 7138 R
You can check the registration status of these pharmacies and of the superintendent pharmacist by entering the registration numbers on the General Pharmaceutical Council website (https://www.pharmacyregulation.org.uk/registers) or with the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (https://www.psni.org.uk/search-register/).
About these regulations
The Health and Social Care Act 2008 sets out the standards under which providers can offer medical services remotely. The Care Quality Commission ensures that Superdrug Online Doctor complies with these standards. In particular, we:
- Provide individual, evidence-based, transparent and safe consultations.
- Adhere to professional standards and keeps you as a patient informed.
- Keep your details confidential and secure.
- Provide access to your records in your Account.
- Survey patient satisfaction and offers complaints and feedback procedures.
Problems with non-regulated websites
Non-regulated websites may supply fake, inactive or even toxic medicines or medicines produced in substandard conditions. Such medicines may be ineffective or dangerous. People receiving prescription medicine should be given accurate medical information. Prescription medicine should only be supplied after adequate checks have been carried out. A person taking prescription medicine should know what they are taking and should know that the medicine is right for them.
Advertising Policy
Superdrug Online Doctor does not host or receive funding from advertising.
CQC Inspected
The latest CQC inspection found this service to be "safe, effective, caring, responsive, and well-led" with a Good rating. This inspection was conducted on 23th January 2023 and the results were published on the 11th April 2023. To find out more about this inspection, please see here.
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