{"id":2933,"date":"2022-09-15T14:40:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/?page_id=2933"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:29:54","slug":"lyfjaendurnyjun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/lyfjaendurnyjun\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can solid drugs be renewed?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electronically through&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.heilsuvera.is<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During telephone hours for health data scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Electronic renewal of prescriptions is done through Heilsuvera.is. An electronic ID is required to log in.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/efnisflokkar\/fyrirbyggjandi\/upplysingar-og-leidsogn-um-heilsugaesluna\/\" target=\"_blank\">Here are some educational videos about Health Being and its use<\/a>:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/efnisflokkar\/fyrirbyggjandi\/upplysingar-og-leidsogn-um-heilsugaesluna\/\">https:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/minar-sidur-leidbeiningar\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe title=\"Health Center - Prescriptions\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qaZU0BtsDDU?start=18&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;<strong>Heilsuvera<\/strong>&nbsp;antibiotics or strong painkillers (opioids) cannot be renewed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rules for drug renewals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delivery of medicines can be expected to take up to 2 working days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medication renewal over the phone only applies to solid medications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please do not request otherwise from health data scientists or doctors as there are uniform rules to improve the quality of service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is important for patients not to run out of medication, so it is best to get medication renewed 3-4 days (2 working days) before the last dose is finished.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prescriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An interview with a doctor is always the first step in prescribing medication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During an interview, a diagnosis of the problem is made, and a decision is then made about drug treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During an interview, you can get a multi-use prescription.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drug renewal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is most convenient to request medication renewal through Heilsuvera. This requires an electronic ID.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On my pages on Heilsuveru, there is an overview of the medicines that the patient has been prescribed for the last three years and whether the prescription is fully used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prescriptions can also be renewed at the pharmacy phone every weekday between 10-11 at 450-4500, wait for the answering machine and then select 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which medicine can be renewed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can request a renewal of medicines that are taken on a regular basis and have been prescribed by a general practitioner or another doctor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antibiotics, strong painkillers, sedatives or sleeping pills are <strong>only<\/strong> renewed in an interview with a doctor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multi-use prescriptions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commonly used drugs are usually set up as multi-use prescriptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Such prescriptions are good for up to one year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I renew my prescriptions? Electronic prescription renewal is done through Heilsuvera.is. An electronic ID is required to log in. Here are some educational videos about Heilsuvera and its use: https:\/\/www.heilsuvera.is\/minar-sidur-leidbeiningar\/ In Heilsuvera there is <a href=\"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/lyfjaendurnyjun\/\">More \u203a<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2933","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2933\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hvest.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}