Information to patients for Pharmacy First
Treatment for seven common conditions is now possible through pharmacies with the new Pharmacy First scheme.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68139870
The treatment is the same as that we can prescribe, including antibiotics if appropriate.
These conditions are
1. Sore throat – 5+ years and not pregnant.
2. Earache – Children aged 1-17, not recurrent.
3. Sinusitis – over 12 years, not more than 12 weeks duration, immunosuppressed or pregnant.
4. Impetigo – not recurrent, over 1 year and not bullous.
5. Shingles – not pregnant, over 18 years.
6. Infected Insect bites – over one year old.
7. Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women – 16-64, not recurrent, not pregnant, no catheter.
