Thanks all for your input. I have been down all of the routes you have suggested, but it does not help me here in France. I tried asking again with the pharmacy yesterday. I have a new 6 month prescription from my Medecin Traitant (GP) which is valid throughout France, however the pharmacy will only issue two months max at a time. Unlike the U.K. the French health care system is very tightly controlled and everyone has a mag strip or smart chip medical card ( Carte Vitale) which is linked to a central computer system which holds massive detail of all your medical history and prescription drug usage. If you try and by pass it or stock pile they can see it immediately and refuse to fulfill a request. There is absolutly no flexibility in the system, and no one will make a decision locally unless it's an emergency. It gets passed up the line to the Departmental authority, and getting through that is like stiring setting concrete with a baguette.
Roger M's suggestion has given me an idea though, based on the principle of an International Driving licence, which is of course a translation in all different languages of your National Licence. I'm wondering if there is such a thing for Medical situations and prescription drugs. ? If not then why not!
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