A pharmacy or chemist is a source of healthcare services, advice and information available without an appointment.
Pharmacists are experts in medicines and how they work and they and their staff can help you with a wide range of health matters.
The services available from PCT pharmacies include:
· Dispensing medicines – and advising you on how to get use them safely and effectively.
· Disposal of unwanted medicines – any out of date or unwanted medicines can be taken to the pharmacy for safe disposal.
· Advising you on how to treat minor ailments – often a consultation area is available if you wish to discuss something in private. In addition some pharmacies can provide prescription treatments for conjunctivitis, cystitis, and impetigo without you having to see your doctor.
· Emergency Hormonal Contraception – the “Morning After Pill” – is available, and from some pharmacies it is free of charge if you are under 20 years of age.
· Support to Stop Smoking – all pharmacies can give you help and advice about “giving up”, and as well as selling you nicotine replacement products, some pharmacies have Support to Stop advisors who are specially trained to help you quit.
· Access to your medicines – if you have difficulty with the form or packaging, or have other special requirements they can help.
· Repeat Dispensing – a new type of prescription is available that allows you to have a “set” of prescriptions at the pharmacy, and saves the need to visit the surgery for repeats every time.
· Medicines Use Review – this is a free service to review your medication with you in a consultation area, an opportunity to discuss the purpose, dose, and side-effects of your drugs, so that you get the most benefit from them.
· Direct you to find other places of healthcare such as local surgeries, minor injury and walk-in centres, family planning clinics, dentists, and local support groups.
Now I am sure we have all been in a situation where we find ourselves in need of a certain repeat prescription, medication or pain relief out of the normal opening hours of a chemist. In the UK today there are thousands of pharmacies serving their local areas and many of these open the pharmacy out of normal opening hours to allow for these small emergencies we all encounter from time to time. There are an increasing number of pharmacies opening until midnight or even 24 hours.
If you are looking for a late night chemist in Uxbridge then Lawton Pharmacy is the one for you. They are open until 9pm daily and are part of a small family run chain which was founded in 2002 by Yogesh Patel. The company has grown from strength to strength over the last 9 years.
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