Pharmacy First

Pharmacy Services

Your local pharmacy can also offer you advice and treatment if required for a range of minor ailments. Under the ‘Pharmacy First Scheme’ , if you are exempt from prescription charges, you will be able to get the same medicines the GP would have prescribed free of charge for the following ailments:

  • Athlete’s Foot
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Constipation
  • Coughs & Colds
  • Diarrhoea
  • Earache
  • Haemorrhoids
  • Hay Fever
  • Head Lice
  • Insect Bites/Stings
  • Sore Throat
  • Teething pain
  • Thread Worm
  • Thrush
  • Toothache
  • Warts
  • Verrucae

To access the service go to your local Pharmacy First pharmacist (look out for posters, leaflets and window stickers for your nearest one).