Community Pharmacy: can also provide treatment for the following free of charge
- Urinary tract infection
- Conjunctivitis
- Thrush
- Eczema
- Hay fever
- Allergy
- Emergency Contraception
As well as: acnes, athlete's foot, back ache, cold sores, constipation, cough, diarrhoea, earache, head lice, indigestion, headache, hay fever, mouth ulcers, nasal congestions, pain, sore throat, threadworms, verrucas and warts.
Urinary Tract Infections: Community Pharmacy can provide antibiotics for all non-pregnant women aged 16 or older with: Frequency (needing to pass urine more frequently than normal) AND Dysuria (pain or burning when passing urine) OR Frequency OR Dysuria along with Urgency (little warning of needing to pass urine) AND Lower abdominal pain or tenderness. There is no upper age limit. Common exclusions include: fever above 38 degrees, flank/kidney pain, symptoms for more than 7 days, previous UTI requiring antibiotics within previous 28 days, twice within previous 6 months, or three times in previous year.