This is a private, designated area in our pharmacy that will allow you to have a face-to-face converstion with our pharmacist about any private or sensitive issues you have.
You may wish to have another person present for your consultation. This person can be a family member, a friend, a carer or a trained member of staff. If you would prefer this please ask our pharmacist. Please be aware that we may make a note if another person was present during your consultation.
If you have any further questions, please ask our pharmacist who is here to help.
Our advice that we give many times a day is as follows;
Try good old-fashioned Simple Linctus. Our special tip is to mix two spoonsful in a small glass with two spoonsful of hot water from the kettle. Mix and sip it. It goes down nicely, has no side effects and it’s cheap!
There are lots of well known products to choose at the counter, and they taste nice. If it’s very bad, ask the Medicines Counter Assistant for a lozenge with local anaesthetic. They contain Lidocaine, used by Dentists, and will numb the mouth and throat.
Don’t suffer more than necessary, take upto the full dose of Paracetamol which is eight tablets a day. However, do be careful not to inadvertently exceed this as many well-known brands like Lem-sip and Night-Nurse contain paracetamol.
Seriously enough, there is to be national campaign on Lung Cancer Awareness. Lung cancer kills many more people than breast cancer, but like breast cancer is best treated if detected early. This is difficult, and one of the first symptoms is a persistent cough. If you are thinking of just buying another cough bottle for yet another cough, ask yourself...
and consider seeing the GP to ask if a chest X-ray might be wise.
If you think a medicine or herbal renedy has caused an unwanted side-effect,or an adverse drug reaction, you should report it to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
This is done on a “Yellow Card” through a scheme that has been in use for over 40 years. The scheme is used to collect information on side effects from all types of prescription medicines, over-the-counter medicines, herbal and other types of complimentary products.
The MHRA welcomes all reports on side effects, but is especially important to report:
Yellow Cards are available in the Pharmacy, or on the web at www.yellowcard.gov.uk
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