What your pharmacy can do for you:

Pharmacies offer a wide range of services that can answer your immediate medical needs.  

You need don't need to make an appointment, so a visit to the pharmacy can often save you a wait for a GP appointment.

Did you know Pharmacists are highly trained health professionals able to advise you when you need to see a GP or other healthcare professional or help you with the following?

Diagnose and advise treatment for minor ailments such as coughs, sore throats, wound dressings, skin rashes, diarrhoea/vomiting, constipation, headache, minor eye conditions, hay fever, head lice, insect bites and worms.

• Help you with insulin pen poblems or emergency supplies of regular medications.

• Advise on medications including recommendations, advice on side effects (including for prescription medications).

• Review existing prescribed medications. 

• Advise on which medications (including over-the-counter or herbal remedies) can be safely be taken together.

• Manage repeat prescriptions.

• If you need late, Sunday or bank Holiday opening times call NHS 111 or search "pharmacies" at www.nhs.net.

Find out more at the NHS website.