A Urinary tract infection (UTI) or cystitis is a reasonably harmless, though painful infection that commonly affects women. The good news is that your trained Pharmacist can offer you ways to treat and prevent recurring infections.
With the pandemic going on and on and the peak iminent, it is important to safeguard our mental health as well as the measures we take for our physical health. Depression and anxiety affect many people and should be managed by a Doctor, but there is more to good mental health than avoiding mental illness. Rather, it is about living in a way that is good for you and those around you. With ideas from the Mental Health Foundation, our Pharmacists have put together 10 ideas you might like to try to promote wellbeing: Give your time, words and presence. Share a favourite recipe, a smile or help a neighbour by picking up some food or other essentials for them....
When we breathe, oxygen enters our lungs and passes into our blood stream where it is collected by red blood cells and carried around the body. An oximeter can be used to spot check how well the oxygen is binding to your red blood cells through your finger. Previously most commonly used pre and post-exercise, pre and post-operations and to monitor respiratory conditions, they have become more common since the COVID-19 pandemic.
To make COVID testing easier and more available, rapid antigen tests (RATs) are being rolled out to businesses and through pharmacy. The nice thing about the RATs is they are less invasive than the tests used in the community testing centres (CTCs) and give a result in under 30-minutes. We’ll take a look at the tests ...
Over the years Pharmacists have traded in the lab coats, typewriters and capsule making for dispensing software and a focus on advice, and all the while, been trusted by our communities to listen, answer questions and consistently be there to meet your needs. New services and products can now be offered through your pharmacy.
