Vision pharmacy-Ipswich

02/04/2024

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What Causes a Sore Throat?

Sore throats are usually caused by viruses (like cold or flu) or from smoking. Very occasionally they can be caused by bacteria. They can also be caused by:
Laryngitis:

This usually comes on suddenly and gets worse during the first 3 days. The main symptoms are a hoarse croaky voice, sometimes loss of voice, irritating cough that does not go away, always needing to clear your throat, a sore throat. It usually goes away on its own after 1-2 weeks. You can ease the symptoms by speaking as little as possible, drinking plenty of fluids, keeping the air moist with bowls of water, gargling with salty water.

Tonsillitis:

This can feel like a bad cold or flu. The tonsils at the back of your throat will be red and swollen. The main symptoms are a sore throat, problems with swallowing, a high temperature of 38C or above, coughing, a headache, feeling sick, earache, feeling tired. The symptoms will usually go away after 3-4 days. You can help the symptoms by getting plenty of rest, drinking cool drinks, taking paracetamol or ibuprofen, and gargling with salty water. To stop these infections spreading - if you have a high temperature or do not feel well enough to do your normal activities, try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people, use tissues when you cough or sneeze and throw them away and wash your hands after coughing or sneezing.

Glandular fever:

This is a viral infection that mostly affects teenagers and young adults. It can get better without treatment, but it can last for weeks and makes you feel very ill. The symptoms include high temperature, swollen glands, which may be in the neck, head, armpits, elbows or groin, sore throat, a rash which may be harder to see on black or brown skin, headache, tiredness. Here are some things that you can do to help ease the symptoms - Rest, drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration, take pain killers like paracetamol or ibuprofen. Do not do strenuous activities like heavy lifting or playing sports.
If any of these symptoms last more than a few days, come back to see us where we might be able to prescribe an antibiotic or visit your GP.
To find out more about this or any other health concern you might have, talk to one of our trained team.

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27/03/2024

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Sore Throat

Sore throats are very common and usually nothing to worry about. The symptoms are:
• A painful throat, especially when swallowing
• A dry scratchy throat
• Redness in the back of your mouth
• Bad breath
• A mild cough
• Swollen neck glands
The symptoms are similar for children, but they can also get a temperature and appear less active. They normally get better by themselves within a week. There are things you can do to help soothe your throat and shorten how long it takes to heal by:
• Gargling with warm salty water – dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water and gargle with it, as often as you like (children should not try this)
• Drinking plenty of water
• Eating cool or soft food
• Avoiding smoking or smoky places
• Sucking ice cubes, ice lollies or hard sweets but do not give young children anything small and hard to suck because of the risk of choking
• If these do not help, you can talk to our pharmacist about other ways of relieving the pain and discomfort of a sore throat such as:
• Paracetamol or ibuprofen
• Medicated lozenges containing a local anaesthetic, antiseptic or anti-inflammatory medicine
• Anaesthetic spray
Some medicines are not suitable for everybody, so it is best to check with our pharmacist.
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26/03/2024

13/03/2024

At Vision Pharmacy
Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.

They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP (this is called Pharmacy First). Conditions they can treat as part of Pharmacy First are:

earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
shingles (aged 18 years and over)
sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
urinary tract infections or UTIs (women aged 16 to 64 years)
If you go to a pharmacy with one of these conditions, the pharmacist will offer you advice, treatment or refer you to a GP or other healthcare professional if needed.

They will then update your GP health record.

If you are not within these age ranges, a pharmacist can still offer advice, but you may need to see a GP for treatment.

23/01/2024

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