Pharmacy First
Did you know that the local community pharmacies in Derbyshire are now offering a service called Pharmacy First? Under the service anyone receiving free prescriptions, including children under the age of 16, who are registered with a GP practice in Derbyshire, are eligible to receive advice and free treatment, if necessary, for a range of common conditions from the pharmacies listed below without having to see a GP.
The conditions covered under Pharmacy First are:
- Athlete’s Foot Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Constipation Dental Pain (Toothache)
- Diarrhoea Earache
- Haemorrhoids Head Lice
- Insect Bites and Stings Sore Throat
- Teething Temperature/Fever
- Threadworms Thrush
- Hayfever
The pharmacies near Heanor offering this service are:
Boots
24 Market Pl, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7AA
01773 712042
Rowlands Pharmacy
The Kelvingrove Med. Ctr., 28 Hands Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7HA
01773 712022
Manor Pharmacy
21 Ilkeston Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7DT
01773 530209
Manor Pharmacy
67 Mansfield Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7AL
01773 712005
Asda Stores Ltd
Wesley Street, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4ED
01773 536130
If you do pay for your prescriptions and have one of these conditions, or any other common illness, you can still get advice from the pharmacist and you will be able to purchase treatment over the counter from the pharmacy. For more information on Pharmacy First please speak to your local community pharmacy, your GP practice or go to http://nhsstaywellderbyshire.co.uk/services/pharmacy/.