Order your medication early for the summer bank holiday
With the countdown on to the summer bank holiday on August 31, NHS chiefs in Nottinghamshire are advising people to order any repeat prescription items they need now ahead of the long weekend.
Pharmacy opening times will change over the bank holiday weekend, which means that people who need medication will need to order their prescriptions in plenty of time - find out more anout August bank holiday pharmacy opening times at notts.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/pharmacy/
Dr Dave Briggs, executive director of outcomes (medical) at NHS Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB cluster, said: “It just takes a couple of minutes to check what medication you have at home and order any repeat prescriptions you need via the NHS App.
“You can also change your nominated pharmacy if you are going to be away from home over the break.
“Getting repeat prescriptions requested in plenty of time helps our busy pharmacy colleagues manage demand and ensure everyone gets their medication ahead of the bank holiday.”
Local pharmacies offer a convenient way to get advice and treatment on a range of minor illnesses.
Pharmacists can examine you and provide prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP or make an appointment.
Through Pharmacy First, conditions they can offer NHS prescription medicine for are:
- impetigo (aged one year and over)
- infected insect bites (aged one year and over)
- earache (aged one to 17 years)
- sore throat (aged five years and over)
sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
urinary tract infections (UTIs) (women aged 16 to 64 years)
shingles (aged 18 years and over)
You can also start using oral contraception or get a repeat supply of oral contraception from most pharmacies without the need to visit a GP. This includes the emergency hormonal contraception – also known as the morning after pill.