Get instant advice and prescription medication for seven common conditions without seeing a GP.
Nine out of 10 pharmacies in Kent and Medway can now offer an enhanced service whereby pharmacists can assess, treat, and when appropriate, provide some prescription medicine for seven common conditions, without you needing to make an appointment with a GP.
This is called Pharmacy First.
Conditions they can offer prescription medicine for are:
- earache (aged one to 17)
- impetigo (aged one and over)
- infected insect bites (aged one and over)
- sinusitis (aged 12 and over)
- sore throat (age five and over)
- shingles (aged 18 and over)
- urinary tract infections (for women aged 18 and over)
The same prescription charges apply at the pharmacy.
Available at the heart of local communities, community pharmacy teams have the right clinical training to give people the health advice they need, with no appointment necessary and private consultations available.
Community pharmacists will signpost patients to other local services where necessary.
