Pharmacists (chemists)
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends.
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment. This is called Pharmacy First
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through the free New Medicine Service.
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free for their local pharmacy through the Minor Ailment Scheme.
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Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on 21/11/2024 and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
Pharmacists (or chemists) are healthcare professionals who can give expert advice on minor health problems and illnesses. They can also recommend over-the-counter medicines (medicines you can buy without a prescription).
You don’t need an appointment to see a pharmacist and many are open late and at weekends. Most have a private consultation room. If needed, they’ll recommend seeing another healthcare professional. They can also help with questions about medication and make sure you’re taking it correctly.
Some of the things pharmacists can help with are:
- Coughs, colds and sore throats
- Tummy upsets
- Aches and pains
- Skin rashes
- Baby teething
- Emergency contraception (not provided by all pharmacies)
- Free blood pressure checks
Pharmacy First service
Many local pharmacies can now treat some common health problems and provide prescription medicine if needed – with no need for a GP appointment.
You can go to your pharmacy first if you think you might have:
- Earache (aged one to 17 years)
- Impetigo (aged one year and over)
- Shingles (aged 18 years and over)
- Sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
- Sore throat (aged five years and over)
- Urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
- Infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
Information from your consultation with a pharmacist will be added to the health record held by your GP practice.
You may be asked to attend your local pharmacy for treatment by another health service such as NHS 111 or your GP practice
Find out more about Pharmacy First
Unwanted medicine
If your medicine is out of date, unwanted or some of it is left over after you’ve stopped taking it, don’t put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet. Instead, take it to your pharmacy to be disposed of safely.
New Medicine Service
If you’re prescribed a medicine to treat a long-term condition for the first time, you may be able to get extra help and advice about your medicine from your local pharmacist through a free scheme called the New Medicine Service (NMS).
This is medicine you would normally pay for like treatments for allergies, diarrhoea or constipation, dry eyes, insect bites and stings, nappy rash and teething, hay fever, eczema and head lice.
Find out more about the New Medicine Service
Minor Ailment Scheme
Everyone can go to their pharmacist for advice or to buy medicine for a minor illness or injury
People who don’t pay prescription charges, including children under 16, may be able to get over-the-counter medicine for free through the NHS Minor Ailment Scheme.
Not all pharmacies offer the Minor Ailment Scheme so you will need to ask if your pharmacy is signed up.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 21/11/2024
