Millions of people visit general practitioner (GP) with minor health
issues that can be resolved by pharmacists. You book and wait for an
appointment with GP, which can be sometimes tedious.
Instead of doing so, you
can visit your local chemist any time, just walk in and get your medicine. Pharmacists
are well versed with the symptoms and treatments of minor health issues. They
can provide necessary assistance and advise medicines that can help eradicate
the problem.
If your problem is serious and needs medical attention, your pharmacist
will recommend you to see a physician or GP. What’s more, many local pharmacies
work on the weekends and in the evenings. If people start visiting pharmacist
for common ailments, great amount of time can be saved of yours and GPs. This
might help in getting a convenient appointment with a GP next time if you need
one. So, if you suffer from a common ailment, a visit to your local pharmacy is
a good option.
Common ailments include –
- Cold and flu
- Sore throat and cough
- Acne and eczema
- Allergies or hay fever
- Period pain and thrush
- Mouth ulcers or cold sores
- Athlete’s foot
- Teething or nappy rash
- Minor cuts and bruises
You can visit
your GP for major cuts or wounds, wound dressing, muscle or joint pains and
poisoning. There are many major health problems, which should be addressed to
your GP instead of a pharmacist.
You pharmacist
can help you cope with minor ailments. Few pharmacies even conduct a minor
ailment scheme. This scheme deals with supply of medicines for common ailments
on the NHS. If the scheme includes acne, it means your pharmacist can provide
medicines for acne and you need to pay only for standard prescription.
Another option
to get rid of minor ailments is online pharmacy. If you want to buy an OTC medicine, you need not require going to
your local pharmacy. Simply browse an online pharmacy, order and fulfil your
medicinal requirement. But make sure you keep in touch with your pharmacist.
