Pharmacy first

Accessing pharmacy first

Accessing pharmacy firstConditionsMédicamentsSanté sexuelle

With the Pharmacy First service, you can visit your local pharmacy for expert advice and treatment for many common conditions - no need to wait for a GP appointment. It’s fast, convenient, and safe, with trained pharmacists who can provide prescription-only medicines like antibiotics. The service is free, following normal NHS prescription rules.

Accessing pharmacy first

Santé générale et mode de vie

Réservez une consultation en ligne avec Pharmacy First

par Thomas Andrew Porteus, MBCS

Santé générale et mode de vie

Pharmacy First - getting the most from your pharmacist

par Lawrence Higgins

Traitement et médicaments

Prescriptions: your questions answered

par Gillian Harvey

Conditions

As well as several minor conditions, depending on your age, your pharmacist can treat you for:

Earache, Impetigo, Infected insect bites, Shingles, Sinusitis, Sore throat and Uncomplicated UTIs.

Find out more about the conditions a pharmacist can treat you for and their causes and symptoms.

Oreille, nez et gorge

Mal d'oreille

par Dr Philippa Vincent, MRCGP

Red and white dotted material against blue background.

Infections

Zona

par Dr Philippa Vincent, MRCGP

Red clown nose beneath round, black-rimmed comedy glasses against a yellow background.

Oreille, nez et gorge

Sinusite aiguë

par Dr Surangi Mendis, MRCGP

Rein et voies urinaires

Infections urinaires

par Dr Colin Tidy, MRCGP

Médicaments

Medicines for conditions such as earache, sore throat, UTIs, and infected insect bites are available directly from your pharmacist.

There are also many other types of medicine that a pharmacist can supply such as emergency contraception, painkillers, hay fever treatment, constipation relief, and basic first-aid items.

Find out more about the different types of medicines that can be bought and prescribed from a pharmacy.

Young male pharmacist talking to female customer in a pharmacy with female pharmacist in the background. Shelves with health care products.

Santé générale et mode de vie

Un pharmacien peut-il prescrire des antibiotiques ?

par Victoria Raw

Pill organiser. Various capsules, vitamins and antibiotics in a plastic daily box. Green background.

Traitement et médicaments

What to do if your medication isn't available

par Victoria Raw

Santé sexuelle

You can visit a pharmacy for a range of sexual health services such as contraception and STI testing.

Find out more about which sexual health problems a pharmacist can help you with as well as other health advice and information on sexually transmitted infections and contraception.

Miniature shopping trolley filled with blister packs of pink and white birth control tablets, sitting on a laptop keyboard.

Santé sexuelle

Moyens faciles d'obtenir la pilule : options au-delà du cabinet médical

par Amberley Davis

Santé sexuelle

Tests IST à domicile : comment ils fonctionnent et à quoi s'attendre

par Amberley Davis