Pharmacy First
Clinical Pathway Consultation
The Pharmacy First service enables our Pharmacist to prescribe prescription only medication and treatment if required for seven minor ailments without having to go to the doctor. All that will be required is a consultation with the Pharmacist which may take 10-15 minutes to make sure that you fit the criteria to get treatment, if not you will be referred to the doctor or given self care advice and given some over the counter medication if required.
The seven minor ailments include:
Acute otitis media* (ear ache) - 1 to 17 years
Impetigo - 1 year and over
Infected insect bites - 1 year and over
Shingles - 18 years and over
Sinusitis -12 years and over
Sore throat - 5 years and over
Uncomplicated urinary tract infections - Women aged 16-64 years
Emergency Supplies of medication
If you have completely run out of medication and your GP surgery is open and won’t be able to get a prescription done on the same day or they are closed, then you can contact 111 online or by phone and request them to send us a referral for an emergency supply of your prescription.
Please note - We will only be able to supply an emergency supply if it is a medication that is on your repeat, is due to order (i.e it hasn’t been prescribed recently) and it is not any sort of controlled drug.
Contact us
If you would like to enquire about one of our services please call us on 01473 286 203 or fill in the contact form with your details of and what you would like and we will contact you back!