Pharmacy First

Posted by: katiehorton - Posted on:

Did you know local pharmacies across the Black Country can provide advice, treatment and some prescription medicines
without the need to book a GP appointment for you or your child?


Community pharmacists offer free and confidential advice for minor illnesses such as coughs, colds, and eye infection.

If appropriate, they can also provide treatment without a prescription for seven common conditions:

  • Urinary tract infection (women aged 16-64)
  • Sinusitis (adults and children aged 12+)
  • Sore throat (adults and children aged 5+)
  • Earache (children and young adults aged 1-17)
  • Infected insect bite (adults and children aged 1+)
  • Impetigo (adults and children aged 1+)
  • Shingles (adults aged 18+).

This service takes away the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment and may help ensure children get well and
back to school as quickly as possible, as well as supporting parents/carers to also get better sooner if they are unwell too