Medication following ADHD Diagnosis

Introduction to our ADHD service Belfast

At Vitalis Health we can provide private prescriptions for patients registered locally with an NHS GP following an ADHD diagnosis by a consultant Psychiatrist.

This service supports patients who cannot get the prescription from their NHS GP. The process and costs are explained below. As with all private prescription you take your private prescription to a chemist where you pay for the mediation. Prices vary from each chemist.

If you are travelling or passing through and have run out of your medication we must be able to contact your consultant psychiatrist to confirm your prescription. This is a legal requirement.

**Please Note - At the moment Elvanse is out of stock with many pharmacies, and for this reason there are continued shortages with all medications.

PRescribing ADHD medication is a structured process to ensure safe prescribing:

  1. You must see one of our GPs for an initial 30 minute GP appointment in order to get your first prescription.

    This costs £135 and is carried out at our city centre clinic in Howard Street, Belfast.

  2. After the first ADHD prescription, repeat prescriptions can be ordered by telephone or email, for a fee of £25 for each written prescription.

  3. We share our notes with your NHS GP after each prescription is written so they have a record of this.

  4. Prescriptions must be collected from the clinic.

  5. If you live further away and need the script posted we charge extra for the recorded delivery of this.

  6. Each prescription is for a maximum of 28- 30 days only as per guidelines

  7. You must continue to attend your consultant psychiatrist for review appointments every 3 - 6 months.

  8. As of January 2024 you must see one of our GPs in Vitalis Health for a physical examination and consultatation on a yearly basis. The cost for this appointment is £105.

All of this is required to ensure:

  • Safe prescription of medication which are controlled drugs

  • That you are well and that treatment remains suitable and beneficial

  • To avoid dual prescription or duplication of ADHD medication

Controlled ADHD medciation

Controlled drugs are drugs that can be used illegally usually and have an addictive element.

They are controlled in the sense that our hand written prescriptions are monitored and audited by our clinic in Belfast and also centrally in Northern Ireland.

More info on ADHD

Not everyone opts to go on ADHD medication. Some people find that they can manage their symptoms with yoga and eating a healthier diet.

The consultants who refer to us are:

  • Dr Richard Bunn

  • Dr Doherty

  • Dr Tareen

ADHD medication price list

Please note all prices are an estimate and are subject to change. The prices below are for a supply of 28 tablets. Updated December 2023.

Boots Pharmacy

  • Elvanse 20mg £75
    Elvanse 30mg £80

  • Concerta XL 18mg £44
    Concerta XL 36mg £59

  • Methylphenidate 18mg MR £44
    Methylphenidate 36mr MR £59

Loopland Pharmacy - Castlereagh Road

  • Elvanse 20mg £66
    Elvanse 30mg £70

  • Concerta XL 18mg £38
    Concerta XL 36mg £51

  • Methylphenidate 18mg MR £15
    Methylphenidate 36mr MR £20

  • Delmosart 18mg MR £19
    Delmosart 36mg MR £25

You can easily book online, however if you have any questions about your appointment contact us on +44(0)2896913000 or info@vitalishealth.co.uk