{"id":274,"date":"2022-11-08T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/pharmacies\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2022-11-08T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:01:26","slug":"pharmacy-first-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/pharmacies\/pharmacy-first-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacy First Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u200bThis nationwide service is available at community pharmacies which dispense NHS prescriptions. It replaces the previous minor ailments service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your pharmacist can advise you about conditions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/acne\">Acne<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/immune-system\/allergies\">Allergies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Athlete&#8217;s foot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backache<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blocked or runny nose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/mouth\/cold-sore\">Cold sores<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract\/constipation\">Constipation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/lungs-and-airways\/cough\">Cough<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/kidneys-bladder-and-prostate\/cystitis\">Cystitis (in women)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract\/diarrhoea\">Diarrhoea<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/ears-nose-and-throat\/earache\">Earache<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/atopic-eczema\">Eczema<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/brain-nerves-and-spinal-cord\/headaches\">Headache<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/head-lice-and-nits\">Headlice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract\/haemorrhoids-piles\">Haemorrhoids (piles)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/immune-system\/hay-fever\">Hay fever<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/infections-and-poisoning\/impetigo\">Impetigo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract\/indigestion\">Indigestion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/mouth\/mouth-ulcer\">Mouth ulcers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Period pain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/infections-and-poisoning\/shingles\">Shingles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some skin conditions such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/cellulitis\">cellulitis<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/injuries\/skin-injuries\/insect-bites-and-stings\">insect bites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/ears-nose-and-throat\/sore-throat\">Sore throat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/stomach-liver-and-gastrointestinal-tract\/threadworms\">Threadworms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/sexual-and-reproductive\/thrush\">Thrush<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/kidneys-bladder-and-prostate\/urinary-tract-infection-uti\">Urinary tract infections (UTI&#8217;s)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/warts-and-verrucas\">Verrucas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhsinform.scot\/illnesses-and-conditions\/skin-hair-and-nails\/warts-and-verrucas\">Warts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many pharmacists offer confidential consultations and, if appropriate, can prescribe medicine for impetigo, shingles, skin infections and urinary infections.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can use Pharmacy First Scotland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This service is currently available to anyone who is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registered with a Scottish GP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not registered with a Scottish GP but is normally permanently resident in Scotland (more than three months)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asylum seekers, homeless people, travellers&#8217; 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