Monkton Pharmacy

24/12/2025

And that’s a wrap for Christmas! 🎁

Thank you for all your support since opening in May, we’ve been blown away by the warm wishes and gifts received throughout the month and have been proud to provide a local healthcare service to the village and beyond.

Wishing you all a very enjoyable and relaxing day tomorrow, and we reopen on Saturday at 9am.

Merry Christmas 🎄

From everyone at Monkton Pharmacy 🎅

18/12/2025

Good evening.

Please find attached our opening hours over the festive period.

We are closed Christmas day/Boxing day & 1st/2nd January - all other days are open as usual.

If you’re due to collect a weekly prescription on a Thursday or Friday then please collect these beforehand.

We’d like to thank everyone for their ongoing support throughout the year, and hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year! 🌲 🎅 🥃

From everyone at Monkton Pharmacy 💊

07/12/2025

17/11/2025

Battling the flu? 🤧 Here are some top tips from NHS inform to help you feel better and stop the flu from spreading:

TREATING FLU

🔹 Rest and Sleep: Give your body the time it needs to recover.
🔹 Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water to keep yourself hydrated.
🔹 Medication: Take paracetamol or ibuprofen to reduce fever and ease aches and pains.

The symptoms of flu usually develop 1 to 3 days after becoming infected, and most people will feel better within a week.

PREVENTING THE SPREAD

🔹 Good Hygiene: Wash your hands often with warm water and soap.
🔹 Cover Up: Use a tissue or your elbow to cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.
🔹 Get Rid: Bin used tissues as soon as possible.
🔹 Stay Home: If you have a high temperature or feel unwell, stay at home to avoid spreading the flu to others.
🔹 Clean Surfaces: regularly disinfect places like your computer keyboard, telephone and door handles.

Remember flu is spread by germs from coughs and sneezes, which can live on hands and surfaces for 24 hours. Follow our hygiene tips above to prevent the virus from spreading further!

09/11/2025

It’s looking highly likely that this flu season is going to much worse than previous years. 🤧

As a reminder, we can offer NHS flu vaccines currently to those on the eligible list, which includes:

- aged 65 and over
- aged 18 to 64 with an eligible health condition
- pregnant
- living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility
- living with someone who has a weakened immune system
- an unpaid or young carer
- a frontline health or social care worker
- a non-frontline NHS worker
- a poultry worker or bird handler
- an asylum seeker living in a home office hotel or B&B accommodation
- experiencing homelessness or substance misuse
- living in a Scottish prison

There is a very limited supply left of private vaccines at a cost of £20 - further supplies after these are exhausted are unlikely.

If you wish to book either NHS or private, please email contactus@monktonpharmacy.co.uk or phone in on 01292 432212

21/10/2025

An old favourite from a few years ago is back!! Daktarin Oral Gel, which is available over the counter on pharmacy first to treat fungal infections of the mouth and angular chelitis.

08/10/2025

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29/09/2025

Good afternoon,

We have received a small supply of Under 65 Flu vaccines today which we’re offering on a private basis for £20 per vaccine.

Anyone over 65 and those with underlying Health Conditions are entitled to a free NHS flu vaccine, we offer this NHS service for those unable to attend their allocated appointment.

For a list of eligibility criteria, please visit:

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/flu-vaccine/

15/09/2025

We’d like to advise of the upcoming September weekend.

Friday and Monday closed, **Saturday open as normal**.

Any deliveries scheduled on these days will be delivered beforehand, any weekly collections can be made the Thursday or Saturday before your usual collection day.

Your GP practice is likely to be closed these days also, therefore if you require urgent access to medicines, a list of pharmacies on the rota to be open are available at:

https://www.nhsaaa.net/services/services-a-z/healthhub/community-pharmacy/comunity-paharmacy-opening-times/

NHS 24 also has a number of pharmacists who are able to answer medicine and pharmacy-related questions over the telephone on 111.

Thank you for your support, and we wish everyone a very enjoyable long weekend.

Monkton Pharmacy 💊

29/08/2025

We have had a number of customers asking about the recently publicised news of a dramatic price increase from Eli Lilly (producer of Mounjaro pens, an effective treatment for weight loss).

We would like to inform our customers of the following:

✅ Our prices will stay the same for all existing patients throughout the month of September. We have managed to obtain a supply at current pricing to ensure we can do this for all customers.

✅ Our prices will need to rise after this due to the price rise by Lilly, however perhaps not as much as is reported in some media outlets. Some strengths will be more affected than others.

✅ If you’re affected by the price increase, then please come and speak to us, we can discuss other options and ways to support you in your weight loss.

✅ We are still taking on new patients, so if it’s something you’d still like to explore then we can accommodate.

Your treatment is important to us, and we’ll continue to take every step possible to ensure a solution is found that’s right for you.

23/07/2025

Good afternoon!

Please note, that from Friday 1st August our trading hours are going to be amended as follows: ⏰

Monday to Friday: 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm

We will remain open throughout lunch as usual.

Many thanks
Monkton Pharmacy