Community Pharmacy Consultation Service
Pharmacists can suggest treatments and offer prescription medicines. You can self-refer yourself without the need to see a GP first or make an appointment by visiting a pharmacy and asking to speak to the pharmacist.
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Conditions they can offer prescription medicines for:
- Impetigo (1 year+)
- Infected insect bites (1 year+)
- Earache (1-17 years)
- Sore throat (5 years+)
- Sinusitis (12 years+)
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) (women 16 to 64)
- Shingles (18+)
Other services that may be available at your local pharmacy include:
- Chlamydia screening and treatment
- Advice and help on how to stop smoking
- Cholesterol and blood sugar testing
- Substance misuse service, including needle and syringe exchange schemes
- Help with newly prescribed medicines
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- Free blood pressure checks
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