What is Pharmacy First?
Patients can now see a pharmacist first and do not need a GP appointment or a prescription to get advice and treatment for certain conditions. This pharmacy service helps alleviate demand on practices by providing advice and NHS-funded treatment, where clinically appropriate, for seven common conditions.
You may also be referred by an NHS provider, like NHS 111.
• Treatment may be an over-the-counter medicine or prescription medication, depending on the clinical needs of the patient.
• No appointment is needed.
Other conditions that pharmacist can help with include – Thrush, athlete’s foot, headlice, scabies, threadworms, contraception.
Please see section on self-care and over the counter prescription