You can get rapid advice, treatment, and even prescriptions for free from your local pharmacy via the NHS Pharmacy First Service. This may save you from making an appointment with your GP. Please click here for more information
You can use the NHS Minor Ailment Service if:
- You are registered with a GP in Scotland, and
- You don't pay for your prescriptions, and
- You don't live in a nursing or residential care home.
If you are eligible for this service, you will be able to get advice and free treatment (if you need it) from your pharmacist for minor illnesses and complaints such as:
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Acne
Athlete's foot
Backache
Cold sores
Constipation
Cough
Diarrhoea
Ear ache
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Eczema and allergies
Emergency contraception
Haemorrhoids
Hay fever
Headache
Head lice
Indigestion
Mouth ulcers
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Nasal congestation
Pain
Period pain
Thrush
Sore throat
Threadworms
Warts and verrucae
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