Healthy Living Pharmacy Services
For more information about each service visit your local pharmacy and speak to a member of the team, or give them a call.
Stop Smoking
Support to stop smoking. Meet your in-store advisor for a weekly one-to-one where you'll get your CO monitored and nicotine replacement products. Discuss how you’re getting on and how to beat cravings; you know where they are if you need advice in-between times, and you can choose a time each week that fits around your plans.
There is a one-off prescription charge at the start of your treatment (free for those entitled to free prescriptions). In five weeks you could be smoke free!
Emergency Contraception
You can take emergency contraception (the morning after pill) up to 72 hours after unprotected sex to cut your risk of pregnancy, but the sooner, the better. There are pharmacies open 7 days a week from early to late. This service is free and your pharmacy can give you advice about ongoing contraception.
Weight Management
A personalised weight loss support service to help motivate you to lose weight at a healthy pace. We’ll measure your BMI (body mass index) and it it’s over 30 this service is available free to you.
Medicines MOT (Medicine Use Reviews)
If you have a long-term health condition and take medicines prescribed by your doctor, your pharmacist can meet with you to discuss when is the best time to take your medicines, any side effects, and how your drugs might interact with over the counter products or food/alcohol.
Plus people with illnesses that affect breathing such as asthma or COPD will be invited back after six months to check their progress with inhaler techniques.
Minor Ailments Services
If you are entitled to free prescriptions and you are registered at one of these central Portsmouth GP practices [John Pounds Medical Centre, Somerstown Health Centre, Southsea Medical Centre or Campbell Road Surgery] you can access the minor ailments schemes at selected pharmacies for common health problems such as constipation, hay fever or sore throat, that can be treated with over-the-counter products without needing to see your doctor just for a prescription.
After talking with the pharmacist they will prescribe the medicines they think you need on the NHS. A minor ailments service is also available in the PO6 3 - PO6 4 area.
Rethink Your Drink
After an easy assessment that takes just a minute, if you find out the amount of alcohol you drink is putting your health at risk, we will offer some quick and effective solutions to help you cut down.
