Bring your unwanted medicines into the pharmacy for safe disposal.

No appointments needed, easily accessible location and just a quick consultation, we ensure a hassle free service to all our patients. Simply walk in and ask to speak to our friendly and professional pharmacist about the morning after pill.

Our pharmacist will need to see the person that the emergency contraception is intended for, and will need to ask a few questions regarding the patients’ medical history. This is done in the privacy of our consultation room and everything discussed is in complete confidence. The sooner you come to our pharmacy to take the morning after pill, the greater the chances of avoiding pregnancy.

If the Pharmacist feels like Levonelle One Step is not suitable for you, they will not give you the morning after pill, but advise you to see your health care professional.

We are one of the few pharmacies that are able to provide the morning after pill free of charge to patients who are aged 24 and under, and who meet the NHS criteria. Alternatively, the pill can be purchased privately from our pharmacy.

About Emergency Contraception (Levonelle One Step) -
When it comes to sex, even if you’ve taken precautions, sometimes things don’t quite go to plan. Accidents happen with contraception and things go wrong all the time. You may even just be worried that your contraceptive pill hasn’t worked. If you’ve had unprotected sex or you’re worried about contraception failure, here is some of the information you need to know about Levonelle One Step -

- Levonelle One Step is an emergency contraceptive that can be used within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex or if your contraceptive method has failed.
- There is one white tablet in the pack and it is most effective when taken within the first 12 hours
- The tablet contains a hormone called Levonorgestrel.
- Levonelle One Step is thought to work by stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg or by preventing sperm from fertilising any egg that may have already been released
- If you are over 16 you can get Levonelle One Step over the counter at our Pharmacy
- If you are under 16 you cannot buy Levonelle One Step at the Pharmacy, you need to visit your GP or a Walk-In centre
- Levonelle One Step works to prevent a pregnancy becoming established, it does not work if you are already pregnant
- You should only use Levonelle One Step in emergencies, not as a regular form of contraception

Please note, there are other emergency contraceptive options available through your doctor or at a Walk-In centre.

If you do have any questions or require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Make life easier for yourself and let us order your prescription on your behalf. Simply sign a consent form in store first and let us know what repeat medicines you need and we will arrange to collect it from your Doctor's surgery. When we have collected your prescription it will be dispensed and ready for you to collect at the pharmacy. We also provide a free local home delivery service for customers who are housebound.

Take part in health awareness weeks and promote good health. Look out for our Health Promotion Events for blood pressure and weight.

Medicines use reviews (MURs) are a free NHS service that we provide for you. It is a structured review that involves the pharmacist talking with you and reviewing your use of your medication, ensuring you understand how your medicines should be used and why they have been prescribed, identifying any problems or side effects and then, where necessary, providing feedback to the prescriber.

Treatments and advice for cold sores, mouth ulcers, oral thrush, vaginal thrush, athlete’s foot, diarrhoea, ear wax, head lice, threadworms and groin itch are available free of charge.

During our opening hours we will be able to provide a full dispensing service for your prescriptions. We also dispense private prescriptions. Also, we are now able to offer free printed information on common illnesses, to all our customers. We have a computerised patient medication records system, which stores all your medication records confidentially and alerts the pharmacist to possible drug interactions. In the unlikely event that we do not have a particular drug in stock, usually we will obtain it for you the same day.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

5.30-7.00pm

Sunday

11.00-12.00 noon


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