Community Pharmacy
Your local Pharmacist can help with many common conditions, with advice and over the counter medication where needed.
Patients who present with minor ailments / conditions (including the following listed below) could be treated quicker and more conveniently through using self care and visiting their pharmacist
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Symptom |
Red Flag |
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Acne |
Topical products haven’t worked after 6 weeks
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Athletes Foot |
Diabetic patients
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Bites/ stings |
Swelling; tummy cramps; fast heart rate; drowsy; fever; puss
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Blocked nose
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Blood; lasted over 2 weeks; only 1 side blocked |
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Cold sores/ mouth ulcer
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Recurring issues |
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Conjunctivitis |
Severe pain; reduced/blurred vision; sensitive to light |
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Constipation |
Severe/ongoing for more than 3 days after Over the Counter advice; weight loss; blood; comorbidities |
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Cough/ sore throat |
Unable to swallow; over 2 weeks (1 week if unable 18); voice change; co-morbities (weak immune system); frequent sore throats
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Diarrhoea |
Ongoing; blood; weight loss; persistent |
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Earache |
Difficulty swallowing; weight loss; voice change |
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Fever |
Without other symptoms |
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Hay fever |
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Head lice |
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Infantile colic |
Other symptoms; not gaining weight |
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Sprain/ strain |
Not improving after 4 days; suspect broken; severe pain; bruising |
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Teething
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Threadworms |
Loss of appetite; weight loss
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Thrush |
Pharmacy treatment hasn’t worked for over 2 weeks; over 60; pregnant; under 16 |
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Warts/ verruca |
Face or genitals |