Order your medication early for the summer bank holiday

With the countdown to the summer bank holiday (Monday 31 August) now on, and schools broken up for the summer holidays, people are being advised to order any repeat prescription items they need ahead of the bank holiday.

Bank Holiday pharmacy opening times will change over the bank holiday weekend, which means that people who need medication will need to order their prescriptions in plenty of time. 

Dr Dave Briggs, Executive Director of Outcomes (Medical) at NHS Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB cluster, said:

“It just takes a couple of minutes to check what medication you have at home and order any repeat prescriptions you need via the NHS App, you can also change your nominated pharmacy if you are going to be away from home over the break.

“Getting repeat prescriptions requested in plenty of time helps our busy pharmacy colleagues manage demand and ensure everyone gets their medication ahead of the bank holiday.”

Local pharmacies offer a convenient way to get advice and treatment on a range of minor illnesses. Pharmacists can offer prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP or make an appointment.

Conditions they can offer prescription medicine for are:

•           impetigo (aged 1 year and over)

•           infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)

•           earache (aged 1 to 17 years)

•           sore throat (aged 5 years and over)

•           sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)

•           urinary tract infections (UTIs) (women aged 16 to 64 years)

•           shingles (aged 18 years and over)

You can also start using oral contraception or get a repeat supply of oral contraception from most pharmacies without the need to visit a GP. This includes the emergency hormonal contraception – also known as the morning after pill.

For more information about Pharmacy Services visit :Pharmacies – Derby and Derbyshire ICB