Includes Dispensing, Repeat Prescription Scheme, Health Promotion Scheme, Signposting to local health services, Disposal of un-wanted medicines
Includes Medicine Use Reviews
Includes Sharps Return, Smoking Cessation, Emergency Contraception for 13 to 18 year olds, Medicine Sales and treatment of minor ailments, Specialist ranges of Herbal and Fish Oil products
If you bring your prescription into the Pharmacy we will dispense it for you quickly while you wait, or while you visit the supermarket, bank or other business in Main Street.
We carry a wide range of prescription medicines but if you need an item not in stock we will place an order before 1.30pm for delivery by 4.30pm that afternoon Monday to Friday. If it is after 1.30pm delivery will be 9.00am the following morning Monday to Saturday.
Prescription Collection: every lunchtime Monday to Friday and at 5.30 Fridays we visit White and Ponteland Medical Groups to collect prescriptions for dispensing that afternoon or the following morning. To use this service request the GP or receptionist to put your prescription for collection by Hopley Pharmacy.
Delivery: If you are housebound, on regular medication and have no carer able to collect them for you we may be able to deliver your medicines. The Pharmacist may arrange for our Pharmacy Student to deliver them for you on a Saturday morning. If your prescription is urgent, please ask to speak to the Pharmacist.
Monitored Dose Compliance Aid dispensing: If you are having difficulty in managing your medicines and are less able to take them properly, your GP can discuss this with the Pharmacist and make arrangements for dispensing in a weekly, sealed dose blister pack.
Surgical Appliances and Ostomy Products: we are able to supply catheters, urine bags, and ostomy products on prescription.
Rural Areas; Patients in rural areas are entitled to request that their prescriptions are dispensed by a Pharmacy of their choice.
The NHS has introduced a batch repeat prescription scheme for those on stable, repeat regular medication. When the GP carries out your review of treatment he can say to take the medicine for the next 6 or even 12 months and sign an authorisation for the batch of prescriptions to be kept in the Pharmacy. We will check this with you and make arrangements for the medicine to be automatically dispensed and ready for you to collect when needed without need for further request until the next clinical review is due.
We provide a range of information aimed at both the public at large and at patients collecting their medicine. Leaflets are available to pick up from our display.
Seasonal campaigns: we support various campaigns organised by NHS and other organisations and some current ones for autumn 2007/ winter 2008 are:
Cancer:
Mouth cancer (www.mouthcancer.org)
Cervical screening (www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical)
Keep Warm Keep Well
Direct Gov (www.direct.gov.uk/keepwarmkeepwell)
Heart Health
Because of the importance of healthy hearts we keep a range of booklets by the British Heart Foundation, as well as guides to blood pressure.
BHF
BPASSOC (www.bpassoc.org.uk)
Travel Health
Proper advice is necessary before travelling to many parts of the world, and one of the most important is on malaria. We have upto date information on the risks and specific anti-malaria drugs for all parts of the world on a geographic base so please ask the Pharmacist.
Fit for Travel (www.fitfortravel.nhs.org)
FCO (www.fco.gov.uk)
Smoking
Smoking is known to be the the main cause of many preventable diseases. We are Intermediate Level Smoking Cessation Advosors. Please see the Smoking Cessation section for further details and to make an appointment.
Go Smoke Free (www.gosmokefree.co.uk)
Drinking
There are sensible limits for safe drinking, but it is easy to exceed recommended amounts of daily alcohol. Information on the units of alcohol in popular drinks and measures is available.
Drink Aware (www.drinkaware.co.uk)
Managing Weight, Exercise & Diet
A healthy lifestyle is very important for everyone. Eating well and being active are key factors in improving health, but they don’t mean running marathons, joining an expensive gym or starting a fad diet. Sensible advice is available.
Everyday Sport (www.everydaysport.com)
5 a day (www.5aday.nhs.uk)
Eat Well (www.eatwell.gov.uk)
Promoting Good Health Through Pharmacy
Pharmacy meets Public Health (www.pharmacymeetspublichealth.org)
Urgent Medical Attention
General Medical Practioners
Dentists
Physiotherapists
Chiropodists
It is easier, quicker and more convenient to care for minor ailments yourself than to see a GP. Through the Pharmacy you have access to treatment for a wide range of conditions including some medicines previously available only on prescription.
No unwanted medicnes should be kept at home or be thrown into domestic waste. Bring all out-of-date or discontined medicnes to the Pharmacy where we have facilities and access to a specialist contractor for safe disposal. This includes inhalers, ointments and ampoules for injection but we are unable to accept the following: Veterinary products, dialysis kits, solvents or garden chemicals.
We provide this NHS service for patients to discuss their medicines with the Pharmacist in the private area using a computer based report format, a copy of which is sent to the GP. It is particularly useful for:
It is usually best to make an appointment, and to bring all your current medicines along in a carrier bag.
Sharps boxes for needles and lancets may be returned to Pharmacy when full and the lid is sealed. You will be asked for your name and to declare that you used the sharps for medical purposes i.e. not drug abuse.
There is a wide range of medicines available for sale under supervision of the Pharmacist. They cannot be sold by self-selection, so please ask for advice.
The main categories include:
Vogel Herbal Remedies
Echinacea products in several different formulations.
For further information visit Avogel (www.avogel.co.uk)
Omega -3 Therapy
We are exclusive stockists in the Newcastle and Northumberland area of The Minami range of fish oil products. These are very high quality, high purity and have very concentrated levels of Omega-3 fatty acids. The special manufacturing process gives low levels of saturated fats and of environmental contaminants.
For further information visit Healthy and Essential (www.healthyandessential.com)
We are pleased to dispense private prescriptions. We can quote a price before dispensing if required.
TEL: 01661 822055 FAX: 01661 860705 EMAIL: info@hopleypharmacy.co.uk
