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See your Pharmacist - no questions asked.

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Primrose53 Thu 30-May-24 22:35:11

Keep seeing adverts to say how we should see a Pharmacist if we need medical advice, so today I did.

I called at the Pharmacy joined to our GP Practice. Asked to see Pharmacist. He came out and asked me what my problem was. I said I had had a dry throat and at times a horrible cough (since January) and I needed to get rid of phlegm. I told him I had a chest xray in Feb which was clear. He sold me some expectorant but asked no other questions although he did mention the 100 day cough.

Got home and the medicine is not suitable for alcoholics, people on a low sodium diet and a few other things. I am none of these but a bit concerned that he didn’t ask anything about my health. I took the medicine about 4 pm and then fell asleep on the sofa from 7.15-9.15.

I wasn’t very impressed. The pharmacist had no name badge, no uniform. Just jeans, sweatshirt and gilet. The assistant called him from the dispensing room where they were all having a great laugh. He only spent seconds with me and by the time I had put my medicine in my bag he was back in the dispensing room with all the others continuing their noisy banter.

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Primrose53 Fri 31-May-24 12:38:24

Theexwife

Why didn’t you say at the time that you were concerned that he didn’t ask you enough questions. I would think that as you said you have seen a doctor and had a chest X-ray he would assume it was nothing serious.

My advice would be to see a different pharmacist or go back to a doctor if you feel the need.

Because when I got home and looked at the info on the medicine it made me realise he hadn’t asked anything about other health issues or medication I might be on.

I will make an appt to see GP when I get back from holiday.

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Calendargirl Fri 31-May-24 16:25:41

Primrose

Yes, I realise they all get ‘paid’ for doing these ‘extras’.

I was ticked off by the practice nurse when she realised I’d had my flu jab at the pharmacy. Gave me a lecture about wasting the surgery’s allocation of flu jabs.

Well, usually they run out, so assume they would be glad of a few spares. Also, it’s pleasanter to have it done quietly at the pharmacy than in the huge crush at the GP’s, when all the pensioners are herded together one Saturday morning.

Plus surely it frees up the surgery to concentrate on more pressing illnesses, instead of doling out flu jabs?

(But of course, it’s income).

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OldFrill Fri 31-May-24 16:45:12

Pharmacists have to have an additional qualification to prescribe and then are restricted as to what they can treat/prescribe. Not all pharmacies have prescribing pharmacists.
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/how-pharmacies-can-help/#:~:text=Pharmacists%20can%20give%20you%20advice,this%20is%20called%20Pharmacy%20First).

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Primrose53 Fri 31-May-24 16:51:23

OldFrill

Pharmacists have to have an additional qualification to prescribe and then are restricted as to what they can treat/prescribe. Not all pharmacies have prescribing pharmacists.
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/how-pharmacies-can-help/#:~:text=Pharmacists%20can%20give%20you%20advice,this%20is%20called%20Pharmacy%20First).

Just read your link but it doesn’t say the same as you. 🤔

I did know that if there is no Pharmacist on the premises, no medication can be given out at all.

Our Boots pharmacy is very often closed for this reason.

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