Pharmacy first
Accessing pharmacy first
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.
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.
Öra, näsa och hals
Öronvärk
av Dr Philippa Vincent, MRCGP
Infektioner
Bältros
av Dr Philippa Vincent, MRCGP
Öra, näsa och hals
Acute sinusitis
by Dr Surangi Mendis, MRCGP
Njurarna och urinvägarna
Urinary tract infections
av Dr Colin Tidy, MRCGP
Medicines
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.
Allmän hälsa och livsstil
Kan en farmaceut förskriva antibiotika?
av Victoria Raw
Behandling och medicinering
What to do if your medication isn't available
av Victoria Raw
Sexuell hälsa
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.
Sexuell hälsa
Easy ways to get the pill: options beyond the GP surgery
av Amberley Davis
Sexuell hälsa
Home STI tests: how they work and what to expect
av Amberley Davis