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Requesting repeat prescriptions of specialist medicines from The Walton Centre
You have been prescribed a specialist medicine which must be prescribed and supplied by the hospital. Your medicine will be prescribed by a doctor or specialist nurse at The Walton Centre and dispensed by Lloyds Pharmacy within Aintree University Hospital. To request a further supply of your specialist medicine please contact us at least three weeks before you will run out.
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS)
Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is a neurological disorder characterised by a sudden onset of severe headache associated with narrowing of blood pipes (intracranial vessels) that supply blood to the brain.
Rituximab
Rituximab is a type of intravenous medication called a monoclonal antibody