Pharmacies

 

Pharmacy opening times and locations

You can find details of the locations and opening times of Warrington pharmacies here: Find a Warrington Pharmacy. 

 

Please note Christmas and New Year 2019 Warrington Pharmacy opening times are published here. 

How can a community pharmacist help you?

People often go to the doctor with common ailments because they are unsure how long symptoms last and need reassurance that it isn’t anything more serious. Instead of waiting for an appointment at your surgery, consider going to your local pharmacist first.

Pharmacists will help you choose the right treatment for your ailment and can explain the normal duration of symptoms. They can also offer you help to stop smoking, manage your weight, and can often provide flu jabs and blood pressure checks. Many pharmacies also have private consulting rooms.

Pharmacists are highly trained health professionals, and may offer a wider range of health services than you might think. Pharmacists can help with:

• Mild skin conditions, such as acne and eczema
• Coughs and colds, including nasal congestion and sore throats
• Minor cuts and bruises 
• Constipation and haemorrhoids (piles)
• Hayfever and allergies
• Aches and pains, such as headaches, earache and backache
• Indigestion, diarrhoea and threadworms
• Period pain and thrush
• Warts, verrucas, mouth ulcers and cold sores
• Athletes foot
• Nappy rash and teething
• Some pharmacies can provide truss fittings, stoma products and incontinence supplies
• Emergency contraception (the morning-after pill)
• Needle and syringe exchange services
• Pregnancy tests. Most pharmacies can provide pregnancy test kits, and some have a private area where you can use the kit
• NHS stop-smoking courses

How well-stocked is your medicine cabinet?

Make sure you have a well-stocked medicine cabinet and first aid kit to help treat a range of minor illnesses and injuries. By keeping a selection of essential medications at home you can treat common conditions in a timely manner and avoid unnecessary trips to see your GP. 

Our useful checklist of what to include in a well-stocked medicine cabinet includes:

• Pain killers for minor aches and painssuch as paracetamol and ibuprofen
• Antihistamines for dealing with allergies, insect bites and hay fever
• Oral rehydration salts for fever, diarrhoea and vomiting
• Anti-diarrhoea tablets
• Indigestion remedies for stomach ache and heartburn
• Suncream
• Tweezers
• Eye wash with eye bath
• A first aid kit containing bandages, plasters, a digital thermometer, antiseptic to clean cuts before they're dressed, sterile dressings (for larger injuries to prevent infection until treatment can be given by a health professional) and medical tape (to secure dressings or to tape an injured finger).

 Please remember medicines should always be kept well out of the reach of children.