We apply the highest standards of data security and privacy, please see Data and Payment security.
The personal information we collect is only done so in order to comply with your request for a consultation, medical advice and a prescription. We also collect technical information in order to improve the customer journey on our site.
Personal data relating to health and medical information is classed as "Special category of data" for that reason it can be subject to certain exemptions and provisions.
Within the GDPR regulations there is a lawful basis for processing customer data:
GDPR Article 6 (1)(c): processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
1Mg Pharmacy Ltd. is legally required to abide by regulations governing healthcare which require accurate information to be held on a patient record.
GDPR Article 9 (h): processing of special categories of personal data
Specifically, "processing is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, … medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment".
We at 1Mg Pharmacy are the "data controller" trading as 1Mg in the UK.
We take your privacy seriously and as such we are transparent about how your data is collected, stored, processed and shared.
We follow the current GDPR regulations and abide by the Data Protection Act.
At 1Mg Pharmacy we provide health advice and offer treatment via prescription if deemed appropriate by our doctor team. These medicines are provided via postal service from our fully licensed and regulated UK Pharmacy. As such, we must comply with the legal requirements for issuing of prescription medicines and the collection, processing and sharing of data. Part of our requirements include confirming your identity, keeping up to date personal medical information and informing your own GP if you give us permission to do so.
In order for us to verify a person’s identity and age verify, for supply of a prescription, we require the following information to be correct:– Full First name and surname– Gender (at birth)– DOB– Address details
If your identity cannot be verified by our automated software provided by ONFIDO, we will require you to submit proof of identity before your account can be set up and prescriptions provided.
In order to set up an account with 1Mg we require some basic medical information such as blood pressure, allergies etc. This is to build your core medical record. To then further order a prescription for a medicine you will be required to answer specific medical questions relating to that product and associated medical ailment. The answers to these are recorded and form part of the overall consultation process with our doctors. Our panel viewable for our doctors contains full history provided, answers to specific questions for that medicine, and any previous order history or advice provided. All of these in combination are used by the doctor to make a decision for issuing a prescription to the pharmacy.
If a doctor requests more information from a patient this is passed to the customer service team confidentially who then forward this request to the patient. Any reply with information is again confidentially passed to the doctors and forms part of the medical record.
In order to ensure effective healthcare treatment remotely we require excellent communication facilities. This is done by patients providing their email address and phone numbers. Our primary form of contact will be email, with secondary contact made via telephone or SMS. Messages from doctors and admin team will be submitted via email and will be visible on your account. Sensitive info. Will not be sent via e-mail unless requested by the patient via email where consent to reply via email is implied, unless indicated otherwise.
In order for medicine to be provided via post and for payment to be taken we require billing and shipping address to be provided. Each address is stored and recorded on your customer account.
Your GP Details
1Mg Pharmacy. strongly advises that patients inform their local GP of any consultations had online and any resulting prescriptions issued. If you choose to include your GP, you will be asked to provide their details, to allow us to notify them directly via letter or email.
Pharmacy Records
Our partner . enters relevant information you provide onto a Patient Medication Record (PMR) system. This PMR system acts as an independent record of any treatment supplied and is required for all pharmacies in the UK. The Pharmacy will also print a paper copy of your prescription which is stored on premises for 2 years as per GPhC Standards. The pharmacy may also carry out a PDS sync which matches your details correctly to your NHS record to ensure continuity of information across healthcare providers.
E-mails
Automated notification e-mails will be sent to patients in the following circumstances:– When placing an order– When your order is approved/declined or placed on hold by the doctor– When the pharmacy has printed your prescription– When the pharmacy has dispatched/shipped your prescription– Delivery updates from Royal Mail/DPD– Account Sign up– Password reset request
Patients cannot opt out of these e-mails as they are required to provide visibility of packages and provide our customers the best service possible.
*Royal Mail and DPD will also send text message alerts regarding your delivery if you provide a valid UK mobile phone number.
Supplementary E-mails
When patients register with us we offer the opportunity to subscribe to our e-newsletter.
At 1Mg Pharmacy we reserve the right to send mass e-mails for important drug safety information and important updates that affect registered users. For example drug recalls by a manufacturer.
Your data will be retained indefinitely, please see Data and Payment Security which highlights the safety measures taken to secure your data. This is done so to comply with regulation in healthcare. It is also important for both patient and doctor if an issue ever arises with prescribing or dispensing.
You are free to disable your account at any point.
Many of the prescription only medicines on the website have questions designed to automatically exclude patients from treatment before they reach the doctor for consultation. If you are automatically excluded, you will be forwarded to the NHS Choices website for further advice and to allow you to access services in your area.
Our software is built to ensure that patient safety is paramount. Once you have created your account this will be fixed and any new account set up with similar details will be flagged to our customer care team. We also restrict purchases of certain medicines to ensure only a safe quantity of medicines are in a person’s possession at any one time.
Patients are free to update their account info. By logging onto their account. Changing a name on an account can only be done vist our customer care team with valid reasons. E.g. legal change of name due to marriage.
Patients can also request full view of the data held by us under new GDPR legislation.
We at 1Mg Pharmacy . Only share your data with parties that help us to deliver you the best service online.
We will never sell your data to a third party for any reason.
For all complaints or concerns relating to data, please forward details in writing to our website.
In the unlikely event that you are not satisfied with how your complaint has been handled please visit Information Commissioner's Office to further your complaint.
GDPR is now a legal requirement in the UK from May 2018. This new legislation allows you the following rights:– the right to be informed– the right of access– the right to rectification– the right to erasure– the right to restrict processing– the right to data portability– the right to object– the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling
In order to exercise any of these rights, or if you have a query relating to this legislation and how it impacts your use of our website please contact info@1mgpharmacy.com
Please be aware that GDPR provides exceptions including legal retention of data for legitimate medical health records.
