Pharmacists are qualified healthcare professionals and experts in medicines. They can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for all sorts of minor illnesses, and a same day consultation can be arranged quickly and at a time to suit you.
This in turns frees up GP appointments for those people with more complex symptoms who really need to see a GP.
You can access this service by attending or contacting the pharmacy directly for the following conditions:
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Acute otitis media*
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1 to 17 years
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Impetigo
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1 year and over
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Infected insect bites
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1 year and over
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Shingles
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18 years and over
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Sinusitis
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12 years and over
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Sore throat
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5 years and over
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Uncomplicated urinary tract infections
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Women 16-64 years
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* Distance selling pharmacies will not complete consultations for acute otitis media.
Pharmacy first
If you have one of the below conditions.
Patients MUST:
- Be able to attend in person
- Have one of the minor ailments such as athletes foot, belching, backache, coughs, blocked nose, cysts, aches and pain colds, dizziness, constipation, hay fever, sore throat, sprain or strain, teething, warts, thrush, fever, earache, vomiting, rashes, itching, thread worm, head lice, discomfort in abdomen area. These can normally be resolved by non subscribed medication and the conditions usually fade away in a short time. (Some exemptions depending on the long medical conditions apply).
All Pharmacies provide the following services:
- dispensing
- repeat dispensing
- disposal of unwanted or out-of-date medicines
- advice on treatment of minor health concerns and healthy living
Other services that may be available from your local Pharmacy:
View this NHS section about how pharmacists can help and finding one near to you.