Minor ailments

High Temperature

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If your child under 3-months-old is suffering from a high temperature 
• If you have a temperature above 40C 

Conjunctivitis

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If the patient is a child under 2 years old 
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding 
• If you had eye surgery or laser treatment in the past six months 
• If you have a family history of severe blood disorders 
• If you recently returned from abroad 
• If you have a history of hypersensitivity to chloramphenicol or to any other ingredient within the preparation 
• If you have not responded to treatment of this episode of conjunctivitis 

Coughs 

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If you are suffering from chest pain, shortness of breath, chest tightness, unexplained weight loss, a cough of sudden onset, recurrent coughs/cough exceeding 2 weeks without improvement or a wheezy cough 
• If you have asthma 
• If you are coughing up foul/discoloured/blood stained or frothy sputum
• If the patients is under 6 years of age 
• Painful calf 
• Failure of OTC remedy to improve symptoms 

Hay fever

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If the patient is under 6 years old
• If you are pregnant

Headache 

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If you have a child under 12 years old who is suffering from a headache 
• If you are suffering from migraines 
• If you are having a suspected adverse reaction to a drug 
• If you have headaches following injury or trauma to the head 

Head lice

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If you have head lice and the treatment has failed 
• If you have a child under 6-months-old who has head lice 
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding 
• If you are the family of a patient who is not proven to be infected 

Nasal congestion

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If you are suffering from recurrent nosebleeds 
• If you have chronic sinusitis 
• If patient is under 6 years old 
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding 
• If you have co-existing cardiovascular/respiratory disease

Threadworm

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If the patient is under 2-years-old
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding

Sore throat

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If you have a child younger than 16 years old with a sore throat 
• If you’re in one of the ‘at-risk’ groups 
• If you have trouble swallowing 
• If you have oral thrush 

Athlete’s foot 

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If an infection is present and nails are involved 
• If you also have diabetes 
• If the inflammation and itching is severe 
• If it has spread beyond your toes 
• If there is no improvement within a few weeks after self-treatment 

Vaginal thrush

However, please contact your GP in the following instances: 

• If the patient is under 16 years old 
• If you are over 60 years old with the condition 
• If you are pregnant 
• If a previous course of treatment has failed 
• If your medical issue isn’t listed above please contact your GP as soon as possible
• If you are suffering from a minor ailment find a local pharmacy