06/11/2025
✨Tash's Tips✨
Shingles is a painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
If you've had the chickenpox, the virus can reactivate later in life causing painful red blisters.
‼️Watch for:
▪️Tingling or burning pain
▪️A red rash that turns into blisters
▪️Rash and/or blisters that only appear on one side of the body or face
🟢Treatment
▪️Early treatment can reduce pain and complications such as post-herpatic neuralgia and opthalmicus (nerve pain and optic nerve involvement)
▪️Seeking medical attention as early as possible is key in receiving the right anti-viral.
🛑Prevention:
▪️Shingrix is a vaccine available and recommended for adults. It is only fully funded whilst you are 65 years of age - Dont miss out !!
Our pharmacists can offer prevention with the vaccine, or if you have previously been diagnosed with Shingles and they recur - we can prescribe anti-virals to reduce the burden.
