06/11/2025
✨Introducing Pharmacy First!✨
Most pharmacies can help you with seven common conditions without needing a GP appointment.
Speak to your pharmacist if you suspect you have:
💊 1. Sinusitis: Ages 12 and over
🚩See a GP if immunosuppressed, chronic sinusitis (lasts more than 12 weeks), pregnant individuals under 16
💊 2. Sore Throat: Ages 5 and over
🚩 See a GP if you are pregnant and under 16
💊 3. Acute Otitis Media (Earache): Ages 1-17
🚩 See a GP if recurrent ear infections (3 or more episodes in 6 months or 4 or more episodes in 12 months), pregnant individuals under 16
💊 4. Impetigo: Ages 1 and over
🚩 See a GP if sores are blistered and swollen, recurrent impetigo (2 or more episodes in 1 year), pregnant individuals under 16
💊 5. Shingles: Ages 18 and over
🚩 See a GP if you are pregnant and under 16
💊6. Uncomplicated UTIs (Women only): Ages 16-64
🚩 See a GP if pregnant, have a catheter, recurrent UTIs (2 or more episodes in the last 6 months, or 3 episodes in the last 12 months)
💊 7. Infected Insect Bites — Ages 1 and over
🚩 See a GP if you are pregnant and under 16