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Your local pharmacy team are healthcare professionals who can give you clinical advice and treatment for common illnesses such as coughs, colds, aches and pains. They can also help you decide whether you need to contact other healthcare services such as contraception and sexual health. Most pharmacies can help you understand the medicines you’ve been prescribed and review your prescriptions if you have any concerns.

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Your local pharmacy can help with:

  • Sore throats
  • Coughs, colds and flu 
  • Tummy troubles 
  • Aches and pains 
  • Red eyes 
  • Sleeping problems 
  • Athlete’s foot 
  • Mouth ulcers 
  • Constipation and diarrhoea
  • Earache
  • Cystitis
  • Teething

You can talk to your pharmacist in confidence, even about the most personal symptoms without an appointment. Many pharmacies have a consultation area where you can discuss health concerns in private.

Find out more about how your local pharmacist can help here or use the service search below to find your closest pharmacy.

 

Still not sure where to go?

More information on services the NHS provides if you need urgent or emergency medical help can be found on the NHS website.

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