Pharmacy First

Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.
They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine without you needing to see a GP.

Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:
• earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
• impetigo (aged 1 year and over)- a contagious skin infection
• infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
• shingles (aged 18 years and over)- infection that causes a painful rash
• sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)- infection of the sinuses (behind the forehead, cheeks and nose)
• sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
• urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)

Find a Pharmacy: https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/pharmacy/find-a-pharmacy