Pharmacy Services in Uxbridge

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Your local pharmacy, pharmacists and chemists play a key role in providing quality healthcare to patients.  By working in the local community, primary care and hospitals, pharmacists use their clinical expertise and their practical knowledge to ensure the safe supply and use of medicines my patients and also members of the public. A pharmacist has to be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and has to have worked for at least a year under the close supervision of a qualified and experienced pharmacist. This could be in either a hospital or a community pharmacy.

Your local pharmacy will be able to offer you advice on a range of common problems such as coughs and colds, aches and pains, stopping smoking services and healthy eating.  They can also help you decide whether you need to see a doctor or not.  You will also be able to trust everything you discuss with your pharmacist is in confidence so you can talk to them about the most personal of symptoms and even better you do not need to make an appointment.  Most pharmacies now have a private consultation area where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard by other members of the public.

There are many services offered by your local pharmacy and I have listed some below:

• Emergency contraception
• Truss fittings
• Incontinence supplies
• Needle exchange and supervised drug administration
• Pregnancy testing
• Stop smoking services
• Medicines use reviews
• New Medicine Service (available from October 1 2011)
• Chlamydia screening and treatment
• Weight management

Your local pharmacy can also provide treatment for minor ailments such as:

• bugs and viruses
• minor injuries
• tummy troubles
• women's health
• skin conditions
• allergies
• aches and pains
• children's problems

 If you live in Uxbridge and are looking for pharmacy services in Uxbridge, I would suggest you use the services of Lawton Pharmacy.   The pharmacy is part of a small family run chain and has grown from strength to strength over the last 9 years.  Pharmacy Uxbridge has well trained pharmacists on board who are keen to provide a wide range of NHS services.  We offer a repeat prescription service which means that your regular prescribed medicines can be obtained directly from the pharmacy. Their ethos is to provide pharmacy services in Uxbridge with accessible healthcare and advice of the highest standard.  Visit their website www.lawtonpharmacy.com to see the full list of pharmacy services in Uxbridge.