What is NHS Pharmacy First Service?

With GPs under growing pressure, appointments for minor ailments are getting more difficult to book. But don’t worry- help is at hand! You can now access the NHS medical consultations and treatment you need – when you need them at your local Pharmacy+Health .

If you’re registered with a GP and need advice and treatment, even if late at night when the GP surgery is closed, instead you can now go to your local Pharmacy+Health branch.

Pharmacy First Service allows us to offer you easy access to appointments for these 7 common conditions:

Why use our NHS Pharmacy First Service?

Sometimes you have a health problem and your busy life or the thought of trying to make a GP appointment means you might choose not talk to a health-care professional.

Pharmacy+Health provides you with accessible, highly trained healthcare professionals that can see you quickly. Depending on the type of health issue you would like to discuss, book a face-to-face consultation in one of our branches’ private consultation rooms.

Our team of highly trained professionals are qualified to discuss and where appropriate offer medication treatment.

Treatments for conditions

Depending on the consultation, your pharmacist might recommend and supply an appropriate prescription medicine, without the need to get a prescription from your GP.

If accessing your are accessing the Pharmacy First Service you must tell the pharmacist if:

• You are pregnant and/or breastfeeding
• You think you might be pregnant
• Treatments or medications you are taking
• Any allergies that you have

A list of treatment for the 7 common conditions covered by the NHS Pharmacy First Service:

Sinusitis:

• Fluticasone furoate 27.5 micrograms/dose nasal spray (ex: Avamys nasal spray suspension) for treatment of acute sinusitis (rhinosinusitis) 
• Mometasone furoate monohydrate 50 micrograms/dose nasal spray for the treatment of acute sinusitis (rhinosinusitis) 
• Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) tablets/oral solution/oral suspension for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis (rhinosinusitis)
• Clarithromycin tablets/oral suspension/oral solution for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis (rhinosinusitis) 
• Doxycycline capsules/dispersible tablets for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis (rhinosinusitis) 
• Erythromycin tablets/oral suspension/oral solution for the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis (rhinosinusitis) in pregnant individuals

Earache (Acute otitis media) :

• Otigo (phenazone 40mg/lidocaine hydrochloride 10mg/g) ear drops, solution for the symptomatic relief of pain due to acute otitis media (AOM)
• Amoxicillin capsules / oral suspension /oral solution for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) 
• Clarithromycin tablets / oral suspension/ oral solution for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) 
• Erythromycin tablets / oral suspension/ oral solution for the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM) in pregnant individuals (aged 16 or 17 years) under the NHS England commissioned Pharmacy First Service

Impetigo:

• Topical Hydrogen Peroxide 1% cream (ex: Crystacide 1%) for localised non-bullous impetgo 
• Flucloxacillin capsuls/oral solution/oral suspension for the treatment of widespread ballous impetigo 
• Clarithromycin tablets/oral suspension/oral solution for the treatment of widespread non-bullous impetigo
• Erythromycin tablets/oral suspension/oral solution for the treatment of widespread non-ballous impetigo

Uncomplicated UTIs:

• Nitrofurantoin 50mg immediate release tablets or capsules
• Nitrofurantoin 100mg modified release capsules

Shingles:

• Aciclovir 200mg – 800mg tablets / dispersible tablets
• Valaciclovir

Infected Insect Bite

• Flucloxacillin capsules / oral solution /oral suspension
• Clarithromycin tablets / oral suspension / oral solution /
• Erythromycin tablets / oral suspension/oral solution

Sore throat:

• Phenoxymethylpenicillin 250mg tablets
• Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg – 250mg oral solution or oral suspension
• Clarithromycin 250mg – 500mg tablets / Clarithromycin 125mg/5mL oral suspension (or oral solution)
• Erythromycin 250mg – 500mg tablets or Erythromycin 125mg oral suspension or oral solution 

Book an appointment today

Simply choose the branch you’d like to make an appointment with, and then choose the Pharmacy First Service. Pick a time and date that is convenient for you. It couldn’t be simpler!