102 Barkerhouse Road 

Farmaceutics Healthcare Ltd

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High blood pressure (hypertension) affects 1 in 3 adults in the UK. If left untreated it can cause heart problems, strokes and damage to vital organs. Therefore, it’s crucial to be aware of the risks and how you can reduce them. That’s where we can help, why not visit us and have one of our trained pharmacy staff members check your blood pressure for free.

Smoking Cessation enables you to gain advice on the correct use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and provides behavioural support to help you give up smoking.

If you are planning on travelling outside of the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world. Please contact us to confirm your specific needs.

This private (paid for) service is provided by our pharmacist. The small blood sample is taken by a simple blood test to check your Iron levels. 

This is a private (paid for) service from your Pharmacist for a course of sachets to be dissolved in water to protect you against cholera.

Alongside our Pharmacy we offer the COVID vaccine. You can walk-in or book an allocated timeslot that fits into your day, via NHS booking website

Do you have problems with excess ear wax, an ear wax build up or blockage? Ear blockages can be painful, uncomfortable and even make it hard to hear. Typically, the main causes of ear blockages is the build up of ear wax. Ear wax is perfectly natural, but it is often uncomfortable and even painful when impacted. If this does happen, there are several over the counter products designed to help soften ear wax and are often successful, however, for the times that the products don’t clear the problem, opt for our professional Ear Wax Removal Service.

Contraceptive advice including the morning after pill. This service is for confidential advice and for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception.

Emergency supply of prescription-only medication

This is a private (paid for) service from your Pharmacist for one dose of hepatitis A vaccine.

This is a private (paid for) service from your Pharmacist for one dose of combined hepatitis A and B vaccine.

This is a private (paid for) service from your Pharmacist for one dose of combined hepatitis A and typhoid vaccine.

Smoking Cessation enables you to gain advice on the correct use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and provides behavioural support to help you give up of smoking.

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Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccination is available every year to help protect both adults and children at risk of flu and its complications.

Please note private flu vaccinations will be available from 6th of September and the NHS vaccinations will be available from the 20th of September. 

Seasonal Influenza (Flu) vaccination is available every year to help protect both adults and children at risk of flu and its complications. Either book an appointment via the app or pop into our pharmacy at a time convenient for you. Its advised to have your flu vaccination between the end of October and end of February.

Contraceptive advice including the morning after pill.
This service is for confidential advice and for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception.

Contraceptive Advice including the morning-after pill. This service is for confidential advice and for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception.


Lateral flow tests are available in all Whitworth Pharmacy branches. 
Quick and easy to use, these free COVID-19 tests are ideal for people who are not experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 but may be spreading the virus. They are a home testing kit that provide results in just 30 minutes and help us to limit the spread of the coronavirus and move out of lockdown more safely.  
No need to book an appointment just visit your local branch to collect your kit.

Medicine use reviews are a part of the Advanced Services of the community pharmacy contract. This will involve the pharmacist conducting a structured review with the patient about their medicine use. The aims of this service are to improve patients’ knowledge, concordance and use of medicines.

A medicine use review is a chance for you to review the medication you are taking with one of our pharmacists. This is a structured review to help you manage your medication effectively. The review is a chance to ask any questions about your medication, understand the medication, identify problems and reduce medicine waste. You will be provided with a report of the review and a copy of this report sent to your GP if their is anything to consider or change. An MUR is available to anybody that is prescribed medications from their doctor on a regular basis. These reviews normally take place for patients with more than one medication or medication that falls under a high-risk category. The review can help to prevent any problems and put your mind at rest over the medication you are taking.

If you’re prescribed new medication from your GP you can speak to your pharmacist about this to get extra help, this is a free scheme called New Medicine Service (NMS). There are a number of reasons that you might need further information on taking your medicines, including managing side effects. The NMS provides you early support to highlight any problems you may be having with your medicines and identify solutions to these problems. As you are prescribed new medication from your GP there may have been questions you forgot to ask or questions that have arisen after the GP visit. The NMS is the perfect time to get these questions answered. These appointments with your pharmacist are confidential and will be held in a separate consultation areas.

An NHS health check is a free check-up for people aged between 40 – 74 years. This health check is designed to lower the risk and spot early signs of a stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and dementia. This free NHS health check is offered every five years if you are within the age range and have no pre-existing conditions. During the health check you would be asked, in a private consultation room, about your health, close relatives health and conduct a number of tests such as weight, height, blood pressure and a small blood sample from your finger. The check-up takes around 20 – 30 minutes and the advice is personalised to your needs. Other topics can also be covered if you have questions on improving your diet or stopping smoking for example.

Our stop smoking service helps you to understand the best way to quit smoking and how to stick to this. We know this can be a difficult time so coming into branch and speaking to someone before you start will help, setting a date and being prepared for this change. It's never too late to quit smoking. Even if you have been smoking for a number of years you can improve your long-term health by quitting. Setting a date of when you are going to quit can help and informing your family or friends of this date to support you through it. All our pharmacies and online shop also provide over the counter products such as nicotine replacement patches, gum and lozenges.

If you’re travelling outside of the UK, you may need to get vaccinated against serious diseases found in other countries. Our Nelson pharmacy works with Masta to provide a travel clinic, who are a are a leading provider of travel vaccinations. Our pharmacy team provide a pre-travel consultation, assessing the impact of any pre-existing medical conditions for your vaccine requirements. Unsure what vaccine or if you need a vaccination? We can answer your questions and put your mind at rest providing comprehensive destination specific travel advice, the latest travel health alerts, malaria prevention strategies and general travel health and safety information. 

We deliver an integrated weight management service to improve a patient's health and quality of life. The service provides psychological support and makes behavioral interventions, as well as interventions to increase physical activity and improve diet.

We deliver an integrated weight management service to improve a patient's health and quality of life. The service provides psychological support and makes behavioural interventions, as well as interventions to increase physical activity and improve diet.


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